Detect which CSS animation just ended in JavaScript?

Question

How can you detect which CSS animation just finished in JavaScript?

The ultimate need is to re-trigger a CSS animation. Due to our HTML hierarchy, we prefer not checking the element's class but instead taking action only when a particular animation ends. If you have a method that allows re-triggering an animation without removing/adding a class, please let us know.

Otherwise... our code:

    page.find( '.button.letter' ).on( 'webkitAnimationEnd', function() {
        $( this ).removeClass( 'tap_animation' );

        console.log( 'Hi: ' + this.style.webkitAnimationName );

        if ( !write_mode() ) {
            do_write( this );
        }
    });

this.style.webkitAnimationName always returns the empty string.

Are we doing something wrong?

We need the code for WebKit browsers, specifically Mobile Safari.

Thanks!

Answer 1

From jQuery you can access the originalEvent object, and, from there, the animationName property:

$('body').on('webkitAnimationEnd', function(e){
    var animName = e.originalEvent.animationName;
    console.log(animName);
});​

(Webkit-only) JS Fiddle demo.

From there, simply use an if to check what the animation name is/was (past-tense, I suppose, given that it ended).

The above updated, to give possibly a better illustration:

$('div').on('webkitAnimationEnd', function(e){
    var animName = e.originalEvent.animationName;
    if (animName == 'bgAnim') {
        alert('the ' + animName + ' animation has finished');
    }
});​

(Webkit-only) JS Fiddle demo.

This demo uses the following HTML:

<div><span>text</span></div>​

And CSS:

@-webkit-keyframes bgAnim {
    0%, 100% {
        color: #000;
        background-color: #f00;
    }
    50% {
        color: #fff;
        background-color: #0f0;
    }
}

@-webkit-keyframes fontSize {
    0%, 100% {
        font-size: 100%;
    }
    50% {
        font-size: 300%;
    }
}

div {
    font-weight: bold;
    -webkit-animation: bgAnim;
    -webkit-animation-duration: 2s;
    -webkit-animation-iteration-count: 2;
}

span {
    font-size: 100%;
    font-weight: bold;
    -webkit-animation: fontSize;
    -webkit-animation-duration: 4s;
    -webkit-animation-iteration-count: 1;
}