IUIAnimationManager2 interface

Defines an animation manager, which provides a central interface for creating and managing animations in multiple dimensions.

When to implement

Client applications do not need to implement this interface. Custom implementations are not supported.

When to use

A client application creates an instance of the UIAnimationManager2 object to query this interface and use Windows Animation.

Members

The IUIAnimationManager2 interface inherits from the IUnknown interface. IUIAnimationManager2 also has these types of members:

Methods

Methods

The IUIAnimationManager2 interface has these methods.

Method	Description
AbandonAllStoryboards	Abandons all active storyboards.
CreateAnimationVariable	Creates a new animation variable.
CreateAnimationVectorVariable	Creates a new animation variable for each specified dimension.
CreateStoryboard	Creates a new storyboard.
EstimateNextEventTime	Retrieves an estimate of the time interval before the next animation event.
FinishAllStoryboards	Finishes all active storyboards within the specified time interval.
GetStatus	Gets the status of the animation manager.
GetStoryboardFromTag	Gets the storyboard with the specified tag.
GetVariableFromTag	Gets the animation variable with the specified tag.
Pause	Pauses all animations.
Resume	Resumes all animations.
ScheduleTransition	Creates and schedules a single-transition storyboard.
SetAnimationMode	Sets the animation mode.
SetCancelPriorityComparison	Sets the priority comparison handler that determines whether a scheduled storyboard can be canceled.
SetCompressPriorityComparison	Sets the priority comparison handler that determines whether a scheduled storyboard can be compressed.
SetConcludePriorityComparison	Sets the priority comparison handler that determines whether a scheduled storyboard can be concluded.
SetDefaultLongestAcceptableDelay	Sets the default acceptable animation delay. This is the length of time that may pass before storyboards begin.
SetManagerEventHandler	Specifies a handler for animation manager status updates.
SetTrimPriorityComparison	Sets the priority comparison handler that determines whether a scheduled storyboard can be trimmed.
Shutdown	Shuts down the animation manager and all its associated objects.
Update	Updates the values of all animation variables.

Requirements

Minimum supported client	Windows 8, Windows 7 and Platform Update for Windows 7 [desktop apps \| Windows Store apps]
Minimum supported server	None supported
Header	UIAnimation.h
IDL	UIAnimation.idl
DLL	UIAnimation.dll
IID	IID_IUIAnimationManager2 is defined as D8B6F7D4-4109-4d3f-ACEE-879926968CB1