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react-gradient
A React component with built-in functionality to animate simple gradients
Installation
react-gradient is available as an npm package.
$ npm install react-gradient
Usage
import React from 'react';
import { Gradient } from 'react-gradient';
const gradients = [
['#bd19d6', '#ea7d10'],
['#ff2121', '#25c668'],
];
export default function App() {
return (
<div className="app">
<Gradient
gradients={ gradients } // required
property="background"
duration={ 3000 }
angle="45deg"
/>
</div>
);
}
Props
All options for the Gradient component are passed through props
Props | Type | Default | Description | Values |
---|---|---|---|---|
gradients (required) | array | List of gradients to transition between | ||
property | string | background | CSS property to apply the gradient to | background , border , text |
gradientType | string | linear | Fill type of the gradient | linear , radial |
duration | number | 5000 | How long each transition will take from one gradient to the next in milliseconds | milliseconds |
angle | string | 0deg | Angle of direction for the gradient's line (Only applies to linear gradients) | angle units |
transitionType | string | parallel | How the transition is calculated | parallel , sequential |
element | string | div | Type of element to create Gradient with | most html elements |
The gradients
prop accepts gradient arrays. A gradient array must hold two colors, i.e., [color1, color2]
The following are acceptable color formats:
Format | Type | Example |
---|---|---|
keyword | string | "SkyBlue" |
HEX | string | "#87ceeb" |
HSL | array | [197, "71%", "73%"] |
HSL | string | "hsl(197, 71%, 73%)" |
RGB | array | [135, 206, 235] |
RGB | string | "rgb(135, 206, 235)" |
License
MIT License
Copyright (c) 2019 Jon Kelley
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
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