{"id":7130,"date":"2024-03-14T05:06:50","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T05:06:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-use-the-translateanimation-in-android-animations\/"},"modified":"2025-08-02T12:22:51","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T12:22:51","slug":"how-to-use-the-translateanimation-in-android-animations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-use-the-translateanimation-in-android-animations\/","title":{"rendered":"Android TranslateAnimation Tutorial"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>TranslateAnimation is a type of animation effect provided by the Android system that allows a View to move along a specified path on the screen. Below are the steps for using TranslateAnimation:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Create a TranslateAnimation object:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<pre class=\"post-pre\"><code><span class=\"hljs-type\">TranslateAnimation<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-variable\">translateAnimation<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-operator\">=<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">new<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-title class_\">TranslateAnimation<\/span>(<span class=\"hljs-number\">0<\/span>, <span class=\"hljs-number\">100<\/span>, <span class=\"hljs-number\">0<\/span>, <span class=\"hljs-number\">100<\/span>);\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>The code above shows the creation of a translation animation from (0,0) to (100,100).<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Set the duration of the animation:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<pre class=\"post-pre\"><code>translateAnimation.setDuration(<span class=\"hljs-number\">1000<\/span>); <span class=\"hljs-comment\">\/\/ \u8bbe\u7f6e\u52a8\u753b\u6301\u7eed\u65f6\u95f4\u4e3a1\u79d2<\/span>\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<ol>\n<li>Set animation repeat count:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<pre class=\"post-pre\"><code>translateAnimation.setRepeatCount(Animation.INFINITE); <span class=\"hljs-comment\">\/\/ \u8bbe\u7f6e\u52a8\u753b\u91cd\u590d\u6b21\u6570\u4e3a\u65e0\u9650\u6b21<\/span>\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<ol>\n<li>Do you want the animation to end and maintain the final state?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<pre class=\"post-pre\"><code>translateAnimation.setFillAfter(<span class=\"hljs-literal\">true<\/span>); <span class=\"hljs-comment\">\/\/ \u8bbe\u7f6e\u52a8\u753b\u7ed3\u675f\u540e\u4fdd\u6301\u6700\u540e\u7684\u72b6\u6001<\/span>\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<ol>\n<li>Set animation for View.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<pre class=\"post-pre\"><code>view.startAnimation(translateAnimation);\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>The code above shows how to add a translation animation effect to the view.<\/p>\n<p>By following the steps above, you can achieve a translation animation effect for a View using TranslateAnimation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TranslateAnimation is a type of animation effect provided by the Android system that allows a View to move along a specified path on the screen. 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