- Qt 6.8
- Qt Quick
- QML Types
- PathInterpolator
- Qt 6.8.1 Reference Documentation

# PathInterpolator QML Type

Specifies how to manually animate along a path. More...

Import Statement: | `import QtQuick`

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## Properties

- angle : real
- path : Path
- progress : real
- x : real
- y : real

## Detailed Description

PathInterpolator provides `x`, `y`, and `angle` information for a particular `progress` along a path.

In the following example, we animate a green rectangle along a bezier path.

     import QtQuick

     Rectangle {
         width: 400
         height: 400

         PathInterpolator {
             id: motionPath

             path: Path {
                 startX: 0; startY: 0

                 PathCubic {
                     x: 350; y: 350

                     control1X: 350; control1Y: 0
                     control2X: 0; control2Y: 350
                 }
             }

             NumberAnimation on progress { from: 0; to: 1; duration: 2000 }
         }

         Rectangle {
             width: 50; height: 50
             color: "green"

             //bind our attributes to follow the path as progress changes
             x: motionPath.x
             y: motionPath.y
             rotation: motionPath.angle
         }
     }

## Property Documentation

x : real `[read-only]`
y : real `[read-only]`

These properties hold the position of the path at progress.

angle : real `[read-only]`

This property holds the angle of the path tangent at progress.

Angles are reported clockwise, with zero degrees at the 3 o'clock position.

path : Path

This property holds the path to interpolate.

For more information on defining a path see the Path documentation.

progress : real

This property holds the current progress along the path.

Typical usage of PathInterpolator is to set the progress (often via a NumberAnimation), and read the corresponding values for x, y, and angle (often via bindings to these values).

Progress ranges from 0.0 to 1.0.