CALayer Animatable Properties

CALayer Animatable Properties

The following CALayer class properties can be animated by Core Animation. See CALayer for more information.

• anchorPoint

  Uses the default implied CABasicAnimation described in Table 1.

• backgroundColor

  Uses the default implied CABasicAnimation described in Table 1. (subproperties are animated using a basic animation)

• backgroundFilters

  Uses the default implied CATransitionAnimation described in Table 2. Sub-properties of the filters are animated using the default implied CABasicAnimation described in Table 1.

• borderColor

  Uses the default implied CABasicAnimation described in Table 1.

• borderWidth

  Uses the default implied CABasicAnimation described in Table 1.

• bounds

  Uses the default implied CABasicAnimation described in Table 1.

• compositingFilter

  Uses the default implied CATransitionAnimation described in Table 2. Sub-properties of the filters are animated using the default implied CABasicAnimation described in Table 1.

• contents

• contentsRect

  Uses the default implied CABasicAnimation described in Table 1.

• cornerRadius

  Uses the default implied CABasicAnimation described in Table 1.

• doubleSided

  No default implied animation is set.

• filters

  Uses the default implied CABasicAnimation described in Table 1. Sub-properties of the filters are animated using the default implied CABasicAnimation described in Table 1.

• frame

  The frame property itself is not animatable. You can achieve the same results by modifying the bounds and position properties instead.

• hidden

  Uses the default implied CABasicAnimation described in Table 1.

• mask

  Uses the default implied CABasicAnimation described in Table 1.

• masksToBounds

  Uses the default implied CABasicAnimation described in Table 1.

• opacity

  Uses the default implied CABasicAnimation described in Table 1.

• position

  Uses the default implied CABasicAnimation described in Table 1.

• shadowColor

  Uses the default implied CABasicAnimation described in Table 1.

• shadowOffset

  Uses the default implied CABasicAnimation described in Table 1.

• shadowOpacity

  Uses the default implied CABasicAnimation described in Table 1.

• shadowRadius

  Uses the default implied CABasicAnimation described in Table 1.

• sublayers

  Uses the default implied CATransitionAnimation described in Table 2.

• sublayerTransform

  Uses the default implied CABasicAnimation described in Table 1.

• transform

  Uses the default implied CABasicAnimation described in Table 1.

• zPosition

  Uses the default implied CABasicAnimation described in Table 1.

Table 1  Default Implied Basic Animation

Description	Value
Class	CABasicAnimation
duration	.25 seconds, or the duration of the current transaction
keyPath	Dependent on layer property type

Table 2  Default Implied Transition

Description	Value
Class	CATransition
duration	.25 seconds, or the duration of the current transaction
type	Fade (kCATransitionFade)
startProgress	0.0
endProgress	1.0