ShadowRoot: getAnimations() method

Baseline Widely available

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since March 2020.

The getAnimations() method of the ShadowRoot interface returns an array of all Animation objects currently in effect whose target elements are descendants of the shadow tree. This array includes CSS Animations, CSS Transitions, and Web Animations.

Syntax

js
getAnimations()

Parameters

None.

Return value

An Array of Animation objects, each representing one animation currently associated with elements which are descendants of the ShadowRoot on which it's called.

Examples

The following code snippet will slow down all animations in a shadow tree by halving their Animation.playbackRate.

js
let customElem = document.querySelector("my-shadow-dom-element");
let shadow = customElem.shadowRoot;
shadow.getAnimations().forEach((animation) => {
  animation.playbackRate *= 0.5;
});

Specifications

Specification
Web Animations
# dom-documentorshadowroot-getanimations

Browser compatibility

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See also