dojo.fadeOut

Authors:Peter Higgins, Nikolai Onken, Marcus Reimann, Jared Jurkiewicz
Developers:Bryan Forbes, Peter Higgins, Eugene Lazutkin, Bill Keese, Adam Peller, Alex Russell, Dylan Schiemann, sjmiles
since:v1.0.0

This function is a helper function that wraps the dojo.animateProperty function to provide an easy interface to fading a node out of view on the page. While this can be done with the dojo.animateProperty function, this function is simpler to use and will handle 99% of the cases a fade-out is desired.

Parameters

The dojo.fadeOut takes an object as its parameter. This object defines what dom node to act on, how long the fade out should take (in milliseconds, and an optional easing function.

All standard dojo.Animation events and parameters apply, though properties:{} is explicitly set to control opacity, so should be omitted.

Return value

The dojo.fadeOut function returns an instance of dojo.Animation. To execute the fadeOut, call the play() function on the animation. This object can be used with other dojo animation functions, such as dojo.fx.chain and dojo.fx.combine to link it with other effects to perform complex animations.

Examples

Example 1: Fade out a dom node

dojo.require("dijit.form.Button");
function basicFadeoutSetup(){
   // Function linked to the button to trigger the fade.
   function fadeIt(){
      dojo.style("basicFadeNode", "opacity", "1");
      var fadeArgs = {
        node: "basicFadeNode"
      };
      dojo.fadeOut(fadeArgs).play();
   }
   dojo.connect(dijit.byId("basicFadeButton"), "onClick", fadeIt);
}
dojo.ready(basicFadeoutSetup);
<button data-dojo-type="dijit.form.Button" id="basicFadeButton">Fade It Out!</button>
<div id="basicFadeNode" style="width: 100px; height: 100px; background-color: red;"></div>

Example 2: Fade in a dom node with a custom duration

dojo.require("dijit.form.Button");
function basicFadeoutSetup2(){
   // Function linked to the button to trigger the fade.
   function fadeIt(){
      dojo.style("basicFadeNode2", "opacity", "1");
      var fadeArgs = {
        node: "basicFadeNode2",
        duration: 5000,
      };
      dojo.fadeOut(fadeArgs).play();
   }
   dojo.connect(dijit.byId("basicFadeButton2"), "onClick", fadeIt);
}
dojo.ready(basicFadeoutSetup2);
<button data-dojo-type="dijit.form.Button" id="basicFadeButton2">Fade It Out Slow!</button>
<div id="basicFadeNode2" style="width: 100px; height: 100px; background-color: red;"></div>

Example 3: Fade in a dom node with an easing function

dojo.require("dijit.form.Button");
dojo.require("dojo.fx.easing");
function basicFadeoutSetup3(){
   // Function linked to the button to trigger the fade.
   function fadeIt(){
      dojo.style("basicFadeNode3", "opacity", "1");
      var fadeArgs = {
        node: "basicFadeNode3",
        duration: 10000,
        easing: dojo.fx.easing.expoOut
      };
      dojo.fadeOut(fadeArgs).play();
   }
   dojo.connect(dijit.byId("basicFadeButton3"), "onClick", fadeIt);
}
dojo.ready(basicFadeoutSetup3);
<button data-dojo-type="dijit.form.Button" id="basicFadeButton3">Fade It Out Slow with Expo Easing!</button>
<div id="basicFadeNode3" style="width: 100px; height: 100px; background-color: red;"></div>
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