Web/API/Animation/oncancel

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The oncancel property of the Web Animations API's Animation interface is the event handler for the cancel event.

The cancel event can be triggered manually with Animation.cancel() when the animation enters the "idle" play state from another state, such as when the animation is removed from an element before it finishes playing

Creating a new animation that is initially idle does not trigger a cancel event on the new animation.

Syntax

var cancelHandler = Animation.oncancel;

Animation.oncancel = cancelHandler;

Value

A function to be executed when the animation is cancelled, or null if there is no cancel event handler.

Examples

If this animation is canceled, remove its element.

animation.oncancel = function() { animation.effect.target.remove(); };

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
Web AnimationsThe definition of 'Animation.oncancel' in that specification.	Working Draft	Editor's draft.

Browser compatibility

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
`oncancel` Experimental'	Chrome Full support 50	Edge Full support 79	Firefox Full support 48 Full support 48 No support 46 — 48 Disabled' Disabled' From version 46 until version 48 (exclusive): this feature is behind the `dom.animations-api.core.enabled` preference (needs to be set to `true`). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.	IE No support No	Opera Full support 37	Safari No support No	WebView Android Full support 50	Chrome Android Full support 50	Firefox Android Full support 48 Full support 48 No support 46 — 48 Disabled' Disabled' From version 46 until version 48 (exclusive): this feature is behind the `dom.animations-api.core.enabled` preference (needs to be set to `true`). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.	Opera Android Full support 37	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android Full support 5.0

Legend

Full support: Full support
No support: No support
Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.': Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
User must explicitly enable this feature.': User must explicitly enable this feature.