get timeline as a string

[Michael Barsotti]

I'm sure this is a very fringe case but is there a way to get a timeline as a string? For example if my javaScript is

var timeline = gsap.timeline();

timeline.set(text1,{autoAlpha:0})

    .addLabel("one","+=1")

    .to(text1,{duration:2,autoAlpha:1},"one");

 

I would like to use something like

console.log(timeline.toString());

and get

timeline.set(text1,{autoAlpha:0}).addLabel("one","+=1").to(text1,{duration:2,autoAlpha:1},"one");

 

Thank you.

[GreenSock]

No, sorry, that isn't possible. Animation objects are far more complex than that and can include function-based values, other objects, and many other things, so it's just impossible to convert it all to a string cleanly. You could certainly build a function that parses a timeline and returns as much as possible as a string, but that definitely isn't built-in (it would cost a LOT of kb that almost nobody would use, so it'd be quite wasteful to include it in the core). 

[Michael Barsotti]

That's what I was concluding when i looked inside the timeline and I just gave up LOL. Thanks for responding!

 

P.S. Don't add this feature, it's stupid.

[GreenSock]

27 minutes ago, Michael Barsotti said:

P.S. Don't add this feature, it's stupid.

LOL. No, it's not "stupid" at all. I don't blame you for asking. It could be useful in some cases, no doubt. It's just not practical for us to add to the core, that's all.