/// <summary>
/// Animates the target color brush to a given color
/// </summary>
/// <param name="solidColorBrush">The brush to animate</param>
/// <param name="toColor">The target color to set</param>
/// <param name="ms">The duration of the animation</param>
/// <param name="easing">The easing function to use</param>
public static void AnimateColor(this SolidColorBrush solidColorBrush, String toColor, int ms, EasingFunctionNames easing)
{
// Get the target color
Color targetColor = ColorConverter.String2Color(toColor);
if (solidColorBrush.Color.Equals(targetColor))
{
return;
}
// Prepare the animation
ColorAnimation animation = new ColorAnimation
{
From = solidColorBrush.Color,
To = targetColor,
Duration = new Duration(TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(ms)),
EasingFunction = easing.ToEasingFunction()
};
Storyboard.SetTarget(animation, solidColorBrush);
Storyboard.SetTargetProperty(animation, "Color");
Storyboard storyboard = new Storyboard();
storyboard.Children.Add(animation);
storyboard.Begin();
}
/// <summary>
/// Prepares a an animation with the given info
/// </summary>
/// <param name="target">The target object to animate</param>
/// <param name="property">The property to animate inside the target object</param>
/// <param name="from">The initial property value</param>
/// <param name="to">The final property value</param>
/// <param name="ms">The duration of the animation</param>
/// <param name="easing">The easing function to use inside the animation</param>
/// <param name="enableDependecyAnimations">Indicates whether or not to apply this animation to elements that need the visual tree to be rearranged</param>
public static DoubleAnimation CreateDoubleAnimation(DependencyObject target, String property,
double?from, double?to, int ms, EasingFunctionNames easing = EasingFunctionNames.Linear, bool enableDependecyAnimations = false)
{
DoubleAnimation animation = new DoubleAnimation
{
From = from,
To = to,
Duration = new Duration(TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(ms)),
EnableDependentAnimation = enableDependecyAnimations
};
if (easing != EasingFunctionNames.Linear)
{
animation.EasingFunction = easing.ToEasingFunction();
}
Storyboard.SetTarget(animation, target);
Storyboard.SetTargetProperty(animation, property);
return(animation);
}
