Animations in AngularJS Applications

AngularJS is the initial version of Angular Framework. As in the latest Angular2+ versions, there are different libraries that can be used to provide advanced animations to the application. Animations are the existing features given to the application that improve the user experiences and also add interaction to our web application. AngularJS does not have any inbuilt animation module through which we can add animation, but using JavaScript and CSS we can apply animations to AngularJS Applications. 

In this article, we will understand the JavaScript animations in AngularJS, along with understanding their basic implementation with the help of examples.

Steps to configure AngularJs Animation: 

The below steps will be followed for using JavaScript Animations in AngularJS Applications.

Step 1: Create a new folder for the project. As we are using the VSCode IDE, so we can execute the command in the integrated terminal of VSCode.

mkdir angularjs-animation
cd angularjs-animation

Step 2: Create the following files in the newly created folder:

• index.html
• app.js
• styles.css

Step 3: Include Angular.Js animate lib in the script tag as:

<script src=
”https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/angularjs/1.8.2/angular-animate.js%E2%80%9D
</script>

We will understand the above concept with the help of suitable approaches & will understand its implementation through the illustration.

Approach 1: 

In this approach, we are using JavaScript Animation in an AngularJS application by creating an engaging and visually appealing animation for the elements in the user interface. This approach consists of using plain JavaScript and CSS transitions to animate specific components dynamically. Here, the combination of fade-in, pulse animations, etc is used to enhance the user experience.

Example: Below example demonstrates the implementation of Angular.Js animation using JavaScript.

• index.html

• app.js

• styles.css

Output:

Approach 2:

In this approach, we will use the AngularJS directives to encapsulate and properly manage our JavaScript animations. The directive offers an efficient way to extend the HTML with custom behavior, by developing it for handling animations in an AngularJS application.

Example: This is another example that demonstrates the Angular.Js animation using JavaScript.

• index.html

• app.js

• styles.css

Output: