Alpha Animation Question

[pixelpop]

I have a label that I am attempting to fade out, change the label text and then fade the label back in. I declared FadeInOut as an Animation. Here is the releveant code:

Sub Activity_Create(FirstTime As Boolean)
   Timer1.Initialize("Timer1", 5000) 
   FadeInOut.InitializeAlpha("anim",1,0)
   FadeInOut.Duration = 2000
   lblValue.text = "Testing"
   Timer1.Enabled = True
End Sub

Sub Timer1_Tick
   Timer1.Enabled = False
   FadeInOut.Start(lblValue)
End Sub

Sub anim_AnimationEnd
   lblValue.Text = "Testing2"
   FadeInOut.RepeatMode = FadeInOut.REPEAT_REVERSE
   Timer1.Enabled = True
End Sub

My problem is that if I break on the first line of the AnimationEnd code, the label has popped back into view with 100% alpha and the text assigned in the Activity_Create code.

 

[thedesolatesoul]

Yes that is the annoying thing about animations that they revert to the starting state at the end.
You have to set what state you want it to end at in animation end.

 

[pixelpop]

Great answer! Why didn't I think of that?

So, I added this code at the start of AnimationEnd:

lblValue.Color = Colors.ARGB(0,255,255,255)
lblValue.Text = "Testing"

And the fade works great. I also noticed that FadeInOut.RepeatMode = FadeInOut.REPEAT_REVERSE wasn't working, so I just created a second FadeIn animation to handle that part. Everything works great now. Thanks.

 

[thedesolatesoul]

i think repeatreverse wasnt working because you set it at the end when the animation is supposedly finished rather than the beginning.

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