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Delete

Deletes the animation effect.

Syntax​

expression.Delete();

expression - A variable that represents a ApiAnimationEffect class.

Parameters​

This method doesn't have any parameters.

Returns​

boolean

Example​

This example deletes an animation effect.

const presentation = Api.GetPresentation();
const slide = presentation.GetSlideByIndex(0);

const shape = Api.CreateShape(
	'rect',
	150 * 36000, 100 * 36000,
	Api.CreateSolidFill(Api.CreateRGBColor(61, 74, 107)),
	Api.CreateStroke(0, Api.CreateNoFill())
);
shape.SetPosition(100 * 36000, 80 * 36000);
slide.AddObject(shape);

const timeLine = slide.GetTimeLine();
const mainSequence = timeLine.GetMainSequence();
const effect = mainSequence.AddEffect(shape, 'entranceFade', 'onclick');

const countBefore = mainSequence.GetCount();

// Delete the effect
effect.Delete();

const countAfter = mainSequence.GetCount();

const infoShape = Api.CreateShape(
	'rect',
	150 * 36000, 40 * 36000,
	Api.CreateSolidFill(Api.CreateRGBColor(200, 200, 200)),
	Api.CreateStroke(0, Api.CreateNoFill())
);
infoShape.SetPosition(20 * 36000, 10 * 36000);
const content = infoShape.GetDocContent();
const paragraph = content.GetElement(0);
paragraph.AddText('Effects before delete: ' + countBefore);
paragraph.AddLineBreak();
paragraph.AddText('Effects after delete: ' + countAfter);
slide.AddObject(infoShape);