Storyboard.SetTargetProperty Method

Parameters

• element
  Type: System.Windows.Media.Animation.Timeline
  The timeline with which to associate the specified dependency property.

• path
  Type: System.Windows.PropertyPath
  A path that describe the dependency property to be animated.

Private Sub Create_And_Run_Animation(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
    ' Create a red rectangle that will be the target
    ' of the animation.
    Dim myRectangle As Rectangle = New Rectangle
    myRectangle.Width = 200
    myRectangle.Height = 200
    Dim myColor As Color = Color.FromArgb(255, 255, 0, 0)
    Dim myBrush As SolidColorBrush = New SolidColorBrush
    myBrush.Color = myColor
    myRectangle.Fill = myBrush
    ' Add the rectangle to the tree.
    LayoutRoot.Children.Add(myRectangle)
    ' Create a duration of 2 seconds.
    Dim duration As Duration = New Duration(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(2))
    ' Create two DoubleAnimations and set their properties.
    Dim myDoubleAnimation1 As DoubleAnimation = New DoubleAnimation
    Dim myDoubleAnimation2 As DoubleAnimation = New DoubleAnimation
    myDoubleAnimation1.Duration = duration
    myDoubleAnimation2.Duration = duration
    Dim sb As Storyboard = New Storyboard
    sb.Duration = duration
    sb.Children.Add(myDoubleAnimation1)
    sb.Children.Add(myDoubleAnimation2)
    Storyboard.SetTarget(myDoubleAnimation1, myRectangle)
    Storyboard.SetTarget(myDoubleAnimation2, myRectangle)
    ' Set the attached properties of Canvas.Left and Canvas.Top
    ' to be the target properties of the two respective DoubleAnimations
    Storyboard.SetTargetProperty(myDoubleAnimation1, New PropertyPath("(Canvas.Left)"))
    Storyboard.SetTargetProperty(myDoubleAnimation2, New PropertyPath("(Canvas.Top)"))
    myDoubleAnimation1.To = 200
    myDoubleAnimation2.To = 200
    ' Make the Storyboard a resource.
    LayoutRoot.Resources.Add("unique_id", sb)
    ' Begin the animation.
    sb.Begin()
End Sub

private void Create_And_Run_Animation(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    // Create a red rectangle that will be the target
    // of the animation.
    Rectangle myRectangle = new Rectangle();
    myRectangle.Width = 200;
    myRectangle.Height = 200;
    Color myColor = Color.FromArgb(255, 255, 0, 0);
    SolidColorBrush myBrush = new SolidColorBrush();
    myBrush.Color = myColor;
    myRectangle.Fill = myBrush;

    // Add the rectangle to the tree.
    LayoutRoot.Children.Add(myRectangle);

    // Create a duration of 2 seconds.
    Duration duration = new Duration(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(2));

    // Create two DoubleAnimations and set their properties.
    DoubleAnimation myDoubleAnimation1 = new DoubleAnimation();
    DoubleAnimation myDoubleAnimation2 = new DoubleAnimation();

    myDoubleAnimation1.Duration = duration;
    myDoubleAnimation2.Duration = duration;

    Storyboard sb = new Storyboard();
    sb.Duration = duration;

    sb.Children.Add(myDoubleAnimation1);
    sb.Children.Add(myDoubleAnimation2);

    Storyboard.SetTarget(myDoubleAnimation1, myRectangle);
    Storyboard.SetTarget(myDoubleAnimation2, myRectangle);

    // Set the attached properties of Canvas.Left and Canvas.Top
    // to be the target properties of the two respective DoubleAnimations.
    Storyboard.SetTargetProperty(myDoubleAnimation1, new PropertyPath("(Canvas.Left)"));
    Storyboard.SetTargetProperty(myDoubleAnimation2, new PropertyPath("(Canvas.Top)"));

    myDoubleAnimation1.To = 200;
    myDoubleAnimation2.To = 200;

    // Make the Storyboard a resource.
    LayoutRoot.Resources.Add("unique_id", sb);

    // Begin the animation.
    sb.Begin();
}