ts-motion-path-animation.md

# Motion Path Animation


> **NOTE**<br>
> This animation is supported since API version 7. Updates will be marked with a superscript to indicate their earliest API version.


You can set a motion path for the component in a translation animation.


## Attributes

| Name | Type | Default Value | Description | 
| -------- | -------- | -------- | -------- |
| motionPath | {<br/>path: string,<br/>from?: number,<br/>to?: number,<br/>rotatable?: boolean<br/>}<br/>> ![icon-note.gif](public_sys-resources/icon-note.gif) **NOTE**<br/>> In a path, **start** and **end** can be used to replace the start point and end point. Example:<br/>> <br/>> 'Mstart.x start.y L50 50 Lend.x end.y Z' | {<br/>"",<br/>0.0,<br/>1.0,<br/>false<br/>} | Motion path of the component. The input parameters are described as follows:<br/>- **path**: motion path of the translation animation. The **svg** path string is used.<br/>- **from**: start point of the motion path. The default value is **0.0**.<br/>- **to**: end point of the motion path. The default value is **1.0**.<br/>- **rotatable**: whether to rotate along the path. | 


## Example

  
```
@Entry
@Component
struct MotionPathExample {
  @State offsetX: number = 0
  @State offsetY: number = 0
  @State toggle: boolean = true

  build() {
    Column() {
      Button('click me')
        .motionPath({ path: 'Mstart.x start.y L300 200 L300 500 Lend.x end.y', from: 0.0, to: 1.0, rotatable: true })
        .onClick((event: ClickEvent) => {
          animateTo({ duration: 4000, curve: Curve.Linear }, () => {
            this.toggle = !this.toggle;
          })
        }).backgroundColor(0x317aff)
    }.width('100%').height('100%').alignItems(this.toggle ? HorizontalAlign.Start : HorizontalAlign.Center)
  }
}
```

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