TweenBase
Abstract base class for in-between interpolation handlers; parent class of Tween.
Summary
Properties
Read-only property that shows the current state for the Tween animation.
Methods
Halts playback and resets the tween variables. If you then call TweenBase:Play(), the properties of the tween resume interpolating towards their destination, but take the full length of the animation to do so.
Halts playback of the tween. Doesn't reset its progress variables, meaning that if you call TweenBase:Play(), the tween resumes playback from the moment it was paused.
Starts playback of a tween. Note that if playback has already started, calling Play() has no effect unless the tween has finished or is stopped (either by TweenBase:Cancel() or TweenBase:Pause()).
Events
Fires when the tween finishes playing or when stopped with TweenBase:Cancel().
Properties
PlaybackState
Read-only property that shows the current stage for the Tween animation. See Enum.PlaybackState for descriptions of each state. Change using functions like Tween:Play().
Code Samples
local TweenService = game:GetService("TweenService")
local part = Instance.new("Part")
part.Position = Vector3.new(0, 10, 0)
part.Anchored = true
part.Parent = workspace
local goal = {}
goal.Orientation = Vector3.new(0, 90, 0)
local tweenInfo = TweenInfo.new(1, Enum.EasingStyle.Quad, Enum.EasingDirection.InOut, 2, true, 0.5)
local tween = TweenService:Create(part, tweenInfo, goal)
local function onPlaybackChanged()
print("Tween status has changed to:", tween.PlaybackState)
end
local playbackChanged = tween:GetPropertyChangedSignal("PlaybackState")
playbackChanged:Connect(onPlaybackChanged)
tween:Play()Methods
Cancel
Halts playback of a Tween and resets the tween variables.
Only resets the tween variables, not the properties being changed by the tween. If you cancel a tween halfway through its animation, the properties do not reset to their original values. Differs from TweenBase:Pause() in that once resumed, it takes the full duration of the tween to complete the animation.
Returns
Code Samples
local TweenService = game:GetService("TweenService")
local part = Instance.new("Part")
part.Position = Vector3.new(0, 10, 0)
part.Anchored = true
part.Parent = workspace
local goal = {}
goal.Position = Vector3.new(0, 50, 0)
local tweenInfo = TweenInfo.new(5)
local tween = TweenService:Create(part, tweenInfo, goal)
tween:Play()
task.wait(2.5)
tween:Cancel()
local playTick = tick()
tween:Play()
tween.Completed:Wait()
local timeTaken = tick() - playTick
print("Tween took " .. tostring(timeTaken) .. " secs to complete")
-- The tween will take 5 seconds to complete as the tween variables have been reset by tween:Cancel()Pause
Halts playback of the tween. Doesn't reset its progress variables, meaning that if you call TweenBase:Play(), the tween resumes playback from the moment it was paused.
If you want to reset the progress variables of the tween, use TweenBase:Cancel().
You can only pause tweens that are in the PlaybackState of Enum. PlaybackState.Playing; tweens in other states won't pause. If a tween is in a different PlaybackState such as Enum. PlaybackState.Delayed (as a result of its TweenInfo.DelayTime being greater than 0), attempting to pause the tween will fail and the tween will play following its specified delay time.
Returns
Code Samples
local TweenService = game:GetService("TweenService")
local part = Instance.new("Part")
part.Position = Vector3.new(0, 10, 0)
part.Anchored = true
part.BrickColor = BrickColor.new("Bright green")
part.Parent = workspace
local goal = {}
goal.Position = Vector3.new(50, 10, 0)
local tweenInfo = TweenInfo.new(10, Enum.EasingStyle.Linear)
local tween = TweenService:Create(part, tweenInfo, goal)
tween:Play()
task.wait(3)
part.BrickColor = BrickColor.new("Bright red")
tween:Pause()
task.wait(2)
part.BrickColor = BrickColor.new("Bright green")
tween:Play()Play
Starts playback of a tween. Note that if playback has already started, calling Play() has no effect unless the tween has finished or is stopped (either by TweenBase:Cancel() or TweenBase:Pause()).
Multiple tweens can be played on the same object at the same time, but they must not animate the same property. If two tweens attempt to modify the same property, the initial tween is cancelled and overwritten by the most recent tween (see examples).
Returns
Code Samples
local TweenService = game:GetService("TweenService")
local part = Instance.new("Part")
part.Position = Vector3.new(0, 10, 0)
part.Color = Color3.new(1, 0, 0)
part.Anchored = true
part.Parent = game.Workspace
local goal = {}
goal.Position = Vector3.new(10, 10, 0)
goal.Color = Color3.new(0, 1, 0)
local tweenInfo = TweenInfo.new(5)
local tween = TweenService:Create(part, tweenInfo, goal)
tween:Play()local TweenService = game:GetService("TweenService")
local part = Instance.new("Part")
part.Position = Vector3.new(0, 10, 0)
part.Anchored = true
part.Parent = game.Workspace
local tweenInfo = TweenInfo.new(5)
-- create two conflicting tweens (both trying to animate part.Position)
local tween1 = TweenService:Create(part, tweenInfo, { Position = Vector3.new(0, 10, 20) })
local tween2 = TweenService:Create(part, tweenInfo, { Position = Vector3.new(0, 30, 0) })
-- listen for their completion status
tween1.Completed:Connect(function(playbackState)
print("tween1: " .. tostring(playbackState))
end)
tween2.Completed:Connect(function(playbackState)
print("tween2: " .. tostring(playbackState))
end)
-- try to play them both
tween1:Play()
tween2:Play()Events
Completed
Fires when the tween finishes playing or when stopped with TweenBase:Cancel().
Passes the Enum.PlaybackState of the tween to any connected functions to give an indication of why the tween ended. Note that calling TweenBase:Pause() does not fire the Completed event.
Parameters
The Enum.PlaybackState of the tween upon completion.
Code Samples
local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local TweenService = game:GetService("TweenService")
local SLOW_DURATION = 10
local function slowCharacter(humanoid)
local goal = {}
goal.WalkSpeed = 0
local tweenInfo = TweenInfo.new(SLOW_DURATION)
local tweenSpeed = TweenService:Create(humanoid, tweenInfo, goal)
tweenSpeed:Play()
return tweenSpeed
end
local function onCharacterAdded(character)
local humanoid = character:WaitForChild("Humanoid")
local initialSpeed = humanoid.WalkSpeed
local tweenSpeed = slowCharacter(humanoid)
tweenSpeed.Completed:Wait()
humanoid.WalkSpeed = initialSpeed
end
local function onPlayerAdded(player)
player.CharacterAdded:Connect(onCharacterAdded)
end
Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(onPlayerAdded)local TweenService = game:GetService("TweenService")
local part = Instance.new("Part")
part.Position = Vector3.new(0, 10, 0)
part.Anchored = true
part.Parent = game.Workspace
local tweenInfo = TweenInfo.new(5)
-- create two conflicting tweens (both trying to animate part.Position)
local tween1 = TweenService:Create(part, tweenInfo, { Position = Vector3.new(0, 10, 20) })
local tween2 = TweenService:Create(part, tweenInfo, { Position = Vector3.new(0, 30, 0) })
-- listen for their completion status
tween1.Completed:Connect(function(playbackState)
print("tween1: " .. tostring(playbackState))
end)
tween2.Completed:Connect(function(playbackState)
print("tween2: " .. tostring(playbackState))
end)
-- try to play them both
tween1:Play()
tween2:Play()local TweenService = game:GetService("TweenService")
local part = Instance.new("Part")
part.Position = Vector3.new(0, 50, 0)
part.Anchored = true
part.Parent = workspace
local goal = {}
goal.Position = Vector3.new(0, 0, 0)
local tweenInfo = TweenInfo.new(3)
local tween = TweenService:Create(part, tweenInfo, goal)
local function onTweenCompleted(playbackState)
if playbackState == Enum.PlaybackState.Completed then
local explosion = Instance.new("Explosion")
explosion.Position = part.Position
explosion.Parent = workspace
part:Destroy()
task.delay(2, function()
if explosion then
explosion:Destroy()
end
end)
end
end
tween.Completed:Connect(onTweenCompleted)
tween:Play()