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Double Animation - What is TranslateTransform "Width Change" Definition in C# UWP?

I am using MSDN example to setup the animation of Width of a Rectangle in C3 UWP.
Here is the code of the sample:
private void Create_And_Run_Animation()
{
// Create a red rectangle that will be the target
// of the animation.
Rectangle myRectangle = new Rectangle();
myRectangle.Width = 0;
myRectangle.Height = 20;
SolidColorBrush myBrush = new SolidColorBrush(Colors.Yellow);
myRectangle.Fill = myBrush;
// Create the transform
TranslateTransform stretchTransform = new TranslateTransform();
stretchTransform.X = 0;
stretchTransform.Y = 0;
myRectangle.RenderTransform = stretchTransform;
// Add the rectangle to the tree.
DefaultLayout.Children.Add(myRectangle);
myRectangle.Name = "myWidthAnimatedRectangle";
// Create a duration of 2 seconds.
Duration duration = new Duration(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(2));
// Create two DoubleAnimations and set their properties.
DoubleAnimation myDoubleAnimation = new DoubleAnimation();
myDoubleAnimation.From = 0.0;
myDoubleAnimation.Duration = new Duration(TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(3000));
Storyboard justintimeStoryboard = new Storyboard();
justintimeStoryboard.Duration = duration;
justintimeStoryboard.Children.Add(myDoubleAnimation);
Storyboard.SetTarget(myDoubleAnimation, stretchTransform);
Storyboard.SetTargetName(myDoubleAnimation, myRectangle.Name);
// Set the X property of the Transform to be the target property
Storyboard.SetTargetProperty(myDoubleAnimation, "X");
myDoubleAnimation.To = 300.0;
// Make the Storyboard a resource.
DefaultLayout.Resources.Add("justintimeStoryboard", justintimeStoryboard);
// Begin the animation.
justintimeStoryboard.Begin();
}
However, on Build, what it does is move the object and not change its width.
I need to animate width change.

However, on Build, what it does is move the object and not change its width. I need to animate width change.
Your code was used to animate the Rectangle's position, not its width. You could specify a default value for its width and animate its ScaleTransform.
If you have to use DoubleAnimation to animate its width, you need to set EnableDependentAnimation to true. Please check the following code sample:
private void Create_And_Run_Animation()
{
// Create a red rectangle that will be the target
// of the animation.
Rectangle myRectangle = new Rectangle();
myRectangle.Width = 10;
myRectangle.Height = 20;
SolidColorBrush myBrush = new SolidColorBrush(Colors.Yellow);
myRectangle.Fill = myBrush;
// Add the rectangle to the tree.
DefaultLayout.Children.Add(myRectangle);
myRectangle.Name = "myWidthAnimatedRectangle";
DoubleAnimation myDoubleAnimation = new DoubleAnimation();
myDoubleAnimation.From = 0.0;
myDoubleAnimation.Duration = new Duration(TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(3000));
Storyboard justintimeStoryboard = new Storyboard();
Storyboard.SetTargetProperty(myDoubleAnimation, "(Rectangle.Width)");
Storyboard.SetTargetName(myDoubleAnimation, myRectangle.Name);
myDoubleAnimation.To = 300.0;
myDoubleAnimation.EnableDependentAnimation = true;
justintimeStoryboard.Children.Add(myDoubleAnimation);
// Make the Storyboard a resource.
DefaultLayout.Resources.Add("justintimeStoryboard", justintimeStoryboard);
// Begin the animation.
justintimeStoryboard.Begin();
}

Creating a Storyboard DoubleAnimation for Width property of Rectangle using code C# UWP

I am testing the Storyboard.SetTarget Method. I need to animate rectangle's width and height change.
I found Microsoft example, but when I include the code in my program, the Solution does not build and deploy.
I get error like this:
IDE0006 Error encountered while loading the project. Some project
features, such as full solution analysis for the failed project and
projects that depend on it, have been disabled.
error CS0246: The type or namespace name 'Color' could not be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?)
When I add namespace like:
System.Windows.Media.Animation
I get error:
error CS0234: The type or namespace name 'Media' does not exist in the
namespace 'System.Windows' (are you missing an assembly reference?)
Am I using example not for UWP??
Here is the code from example that I used:
private void Create_And_Run_Animation(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
// Create a yellow rectangle that will be the target
// of the animation.
Rectangle myRectangle = new Rectangle();
myRectangle.Width = 200;
myRectangle.Height = 20;
Color myColor = Color.FromArgb(255, 255, 0, 0);
SolidColorBrush myBrush = new SolidColorBrush();
myBrush.Color = myColor;
myRectangle.Fill = myBrush;
// Add the rectangle to the tree.
LayoutRoot.Children.Add(myRectangle);
// Create a duration of 2 seconds.
Duration duration = new Duration(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(2));
// Create two DoubleAnimations and set their properties.
DoubleAnimation myDoubleAnimation1 = new DoubleAnimation();
DoubleAnimation myDoubleAnimation2 = new DoubleAnimation();
myDoubleAnimation1.Duration = duration;
myDoubleAnimation2.Duration = duration;
Storyboard sb = new Storyboard();
sb.Duration = duration;
sb.Children.Add(myDoubleAnimation1);
sb.Children.Add(myDoubleAnimation2);
Storyboard.SetTarget(myDoubleAnimation1, myRectangle);
Storyboard.SetTarget(myDoubleAnimation2, myRectangle);
// Set the attached properties of Canvas.Left and Canvas.Top
// to be the target properties of the two respective DoubleAnimations.
Storyboard.SetTargetProperty(myDoubleAnimation1, new PropertyPath("(Canvas.Left)"));
Storyboard.SetTargetProperty(myDoubleAnimation2, new PropertyPath("(Canvas.Top)"));
myDoubleAnimation1.To = 200;
myDoubleAnimation2.To = 40;
// Make the Storyboard a resource.
LayoutRoot.Resources.Add("unique_id", sb);
// Begin the animation.
sb.Begin();
Ok, I was using the example for Silverlight.
I found C# UWP sample here:
Storyboard Class
and it works now, but it changes the position of rectangle and not the Width.
How can I change the transition to be applied to the Width property of Rectangle?
New code is like this:
private void Create_And_Run_Animation()
{
// Create a red rectangle that will be the target
// of the animation.
Rectangle myRectangle = new Rectangle();
myRectangle.Width = 20;
myRectangle.Height = 20;
SolidColorBrush myBrush = new SolidColorBrush(Colors.Yellow);
myRectangle.Fill = myBrush;
// Create the transform
TranslateTransform stretchTransform = new TranslateTransform();
stretchTransform.X = 0;
stretchTransform.Y = 0;
myRectangle.RenderTransform = stretchTransform;
// Add the rectangle to the tree.
InfoGrid.Children.Add(myRectangle);
myRectangle.Name = "myWidthAnimatedRectangle";
// Create a duration of 2 seconds.
Duration duration = new Duration(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(2));
// Create two DoubleAnimations and set their properties.
DoubleAnimation myDoubleAnimation = new DoubleAnimation();
myDoubleAnimation.From = 200;
myDoubleAnimation.To = 300;
myDoubleAnimation.Duration = new Duration(TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(3000));
Storyboard justintimeStoryboard = new Storyboard();
justintimeStoryboard.Duration = duration;
justintimeStoryboard.Children.Add(myDoubleAnimation);
Storyboard.SetTarget(myDoubleAnimation, stretchTransform);
Storyboard.SetTargetName(myDoubleAnimation, myRectangle.Name);
Storyboard.SetTargetProperty(myDoubleAnimation, new PropertyPath(Rectangle.WidthProperty));
// Set the X and Y properties of the Transform to be the target properties
// of the two respective DoubleAnimations.
Storyboard.SetTargetProperty(myDoubleAnimation, "X");
myDoubleAnimation.To = 200;
// Make the Storyboard a resource.
InfoGrid.Resources.Add("justintimeStoryboard", justintimeStoryboard);
// Begin the animation.
justintimeStoryboard.Begin();
}
But I cannot get the Rectangle.WidthProperty right in UWP.
Intelli says:
cannot convert from 'Windows.UI.Xaml.DependencyProperty' to 'string'
I can't find the resources on MSDN.

cannot convert from 'Windows.UI.Xaml.DependencyProperty' to 'string'
The problem is the Path parameter of SetTargetProperty method is string value. You could not pass PropertyPath to it. You just need to pass the Width string value.
DoubleAnimation myDoubleAnimation = new DoubleAnimation();
myDoubleAnimation.From = 20;
myDoubleAnimation.To = 300;
myDoubleAnimation.Duration = new Duration(TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(3000));
Storyboard.SetTarget(myDoubleAnimation, myRectangle);
Storyboard.SetTargetProperty(myDoubleAnimation, "Width");
Storyboard.SetTargetName(myDoubleAnimation, myRectangle.Name);
If you use the below code to animate with property, you will not see any effects. Because you have made a dependent animation. By default, the animation system won't run a dependent animation. You can still use this animation, but you must specifically enable each such dependent animation. To enable your animation, set the EnableDependentAnimation property of the animation object to true.
myDoubleAnimation.EnableDependentAnimation = true;
For more please refer Storyboarded animations official document.

Using DoubleAnimation code behind in WinRT (XAML)

I have some problem. This is my code behind:
var s = new Storyboard();
var dAnimation = new DoubleAnimation();
dAnimation.RepeatBehavior = RepeatBehavior.Forever;
dAnimation.AutoReverse = true;
dAnimation.EnableDependentAnimation = true;
dAnimation.From = 200;
dAnimation.To = 300;
Storyboard.SetTarget(dAnimation, viewBox);
Storyboard.SetTargetProperty(dAnimation, "Width");
dAnimation.Duration = new Duration(TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(2000));
s.Children.Add(dAnimation);
s.Begin();
viewBox is on Canvas and has just a few property: Canvas.Left, Canvas.Top, Height and Width. Code from codebehind working great with Opacity, but not working with Width or Height. Codebehind work when user pointer is entered. I want do it without triggers. Found some solutions for Silverlight and WPF:
WinRT/Metro Animation in code-behind
they are not working. I dont undersstand why it work with opacity and didn't work with Width and Height Any ideas?

You cannot animate Width with a DoubleAnimation, you need to use a DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames.
var animation = new DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames();
var frame = new EasingDoubleKeyFrame { KeyTime = KeyTime.FromTimeSpan(TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(2000)), Value = 300});
animation.KeyFrames.Add(frame);
Storyboard.SetTargetProperty(animation, "(FrameworkElement.Width)");
Storyboard.SetTarget(animation, viewBox);
Storyboard.Children.Add(animation);

I didn't check ViewBox,but I can with DoubleAnimation for Grid.
Code is like below
var s = new Storyboard();
var widthAnim = new DoubleAnimation()
{
To = w,
Duration=new Duration(TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(duration))
};
widthAnim.EnableDependentAnimation = true;
Storyboard.SetTarget(widthAnim,elem);
Storyboard.SetTargetProperty(widthAnim,"Width");
s.Children.Add(widthAnim);
s.Begin();

How can I animate the Margin of a Stackpanel with a storyboard?

I would like to use it, but it doesnt't work, I wanna create a tile animation, in code behind, or if you know a project for this gol, pls write me
Deployment.Current.Dispatcher.BeginInvoke(() =>
{
while(true){
Duration duration = new Duration(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(0.15));
// Create two DoubleAnimations and set their properties.
DoubleAnimation myDoubleAnimation1 = new DoubleAnimation();
myDoubleAnimation1.Duration = duration;
myDoubleAnimation1.From = -173
myDoubleAnimation1.To = 173;
Storyboard sb = new Storyboard();
sb.Duration = duration;
sb.Children.Add(myDoubleAnimation1);
Storyboard.SetTarget(myDoubleAnimation1, image);
// Set the attached properties of Canvas.Left and Canvas.Top
// to be the target properties of the two respective DoubleAnimations.
Storyboard.SetTargetProperty(myDoubleAnimation1, new PropertyPath(StackPanel.MarginProperty));
// Begin the animation.
sb.Begin();}
});

Here is the working example, if anybody needs:
//Animate margin for Label, named "label" from right to left. from 300 to 0.
var sb = new Storyboard();
var ta = new ThicknessAnimation();
ta.BeginTime = new TimeSpan(0);
ta.SetValue(Storyboard.TargetNameProperty, "label");
Storyboard.SetTargetProperty(ta, new PropertyPath(MarginProperty));
ta.From = new Thickness(300, 30, 0, 0);
ta.To = new Thickness(0, 30, 0, 0);
ta.Duration = new Duration(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(3));
sb.Children.Add(ta);
sb.Begin(this);

Use a ThicknessAnimation instead of a DoubleAnimation. It's almost the same.
Edit:
If you want to make the Animation endless use Timeline.RepeatBehavior.
myThicknessAnimation1.RepeatBehavior = RepeatBehavior.Forever;

Animating the height and width of an object in C#

I am trying to get these ellipses to grow but I cannot figure out how to start the animation. This is my first attempt at WPF animation and I don't quite understand how it all works.
private void drawEllipseAnimation(double x, double y)
{
StackPanel myPanel = new StackPanel();
myPanel.Margin = new Thickness(10);
Ellipse e = new Ellipse();
e.Fill = Brushes.Yellow;
e.Stroke = Brushes.Black;
e.Height = 0;
e.Width = 0;
e.Opacity = .8;
canvas2.Children.Add(e);
Canvas.SetLeft(e, x);
Canvas.SetTop(e, y);
DoubleAnimation myDoubleAnimation = new DoubleAnimation();
myDoubleAnimation.From = 0;
myDoubleAnimation.To = 10;
myDoubleAnimation.Duration = new Duration(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5));
myStoryboard = new Storyboard();
myStoryboard.Children.Add(myDoubleAnimation);
Storyboard.SetTargetName(myDoubleAnimation, e.Name);
Storyboard.SetTargetProperty(myDoubleAnimation, new PropertyPath(Ellipse.HeightProperty));
Storyboard.SetTargetProperty(myDoubleAnimation, new PropertyPath(Ellipse.WidthProperty));
}

You don't need a Storyboard here. Just do
e.BeginAnimation(Ellipse.WidthProperty, myDoubleAnimation);
e.BeginAnimation(Ellipse.HeightProperty, myDoubleAnimation);
If you really need to do it with a Storyboard, you will have to add separate animations, one per animated property, to the Storyboard. And you have to call SetTarget instead of SetTargetName when you don't apply a name. Finally you'll need to start the Storyboard by calling Begin:
DoubleAnimation widthAnimation = new DoubleAnimation
{
From = 0,
To = 10,
Duration = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5)
};
DoubleAnimation heightAnimation = new DoubleAnimation
{
From = 0,
To = 10,
Duration = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5)
};
Storyboard.SetTargetProperty(widthAnimation, new PropertyPath(Ellipse.WidthProperty));
Storyboard.SetTarget(widthAnimation, e);
Storyboard.SetTargetProperty(heightAnimation, new PropertyPath(Ellipse.HeightProperty));
Storyboard.SetTarget(heightAnimation, e);
Storyboard s = new Storyboard();
s.Children.Add(widthAnimation);
s.Children.Add(heightAnimation);
s.Begin();