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tweenTo

tweenTo( position:[Number | Label], vars:Object ) : Tween

Creates a linear tween that essentially scrubs the playhead to a particular time or label and then stops.

Parameters

  • position: [Number | Label]

    The destination time in seconds or label to which the timeline should play.

  • vars: Object

    (default = null) — An optional vars object that will be passed to the Tween instance. This allows you to define an onComplete, ease, delay, or any other Tween special property.

Returns : Tween​

Tween instance that handles tweening the timeline between the desired times and labels.

Details​

Creates a linear tween that essentially scrubs the playhead to a particular time or label and then stops. For example, to make the timeline play to the "myLabel2" label, simply do:

tl.tweenTo("myLabel2");

If you want advanced control over the tween, like adding an onComplete or changing the ease or adding a delay, just pass in a vars object with the appropriate properties.

For example, to tween to the 5-second point on the timeline and then call a function named myFunction and pass in a parameter that references this timeline and use a strong ease, you'd do:

tl.tweenTo(5, {
  onComplete: myFunction,
  onCompleteParams: [tl],
  ease: "strong",
});

Remember, this method simply creates a tween that pauses the timeline and then tweens the time() of the timeline. So you can store a reference to that tween if you want, and you can kill() it anytime.

Also note that tweenTo() does NOT affect the timeline's reversed state. So if your timeline is oriented normally (not reversed) and you tween to a time/label that precedes the current time, it will appear to go backwards but the reversed state will not change to true.

Also note that tweenTo() pauses the timeline immediately before tweening its time(), and it does not automatically resume after the tween completes. If you need to resume playback, you could always use an onComplete to call the timeline's resume() method.

If you plan to sequence multiple playhead tweens one-after-the-other, it is typically better to use tweenFromTo() so that you can define the starting point and ending point, allowing the duration to be accurately determined immediately.

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