core/java/android/animation/TimeInterpolator.java

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 * Copyright (C) 2010 The Android Open Source Project
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package android.animation;

/**
 * A time interpolator defines the rate of change of an animation. This allows animations
 * to have non-linear motion, such as acceleration and deceleration.
 */
public interface TimeInterpolator {

    /**
     * Maps a value representing the elapsed fraction of an animation to a value that represents
     * the interpolated fraction. This interpolated value is then multiplied by the change in
     * value of an animation to derive the animated value at the current elapsed animation time.
     *
     * @param input A value between 0 and 1.0 indicating our current point
     *        in the animation where 0 represents the start and 1.0 represents
     *        the end
     * @return The interpolation value. This value can be more than 1.0 for
     *         interpolators which overshoot their targets, or less than 0 for
     *         interpolators that undershoot their targets.
     */
    float getInterpolation(float input);
}