Chain multiple transitions

Question

I have a little problem concerning JavaFX. I'm currently doing a User Interface for the ants algorithm.

I would like to chain multiple TranslateTransition in a loop. The problem is that only one of these transitions is displayed instead of all TranslateTransition in the order of creation.

while(condition){
   //some updates...
   TranslateTransition tt = new TranslateTransition(Duration.millis(2000), myObject);
   tt.play();
}

Is there a way to make sure that previous animations are finished before playing new ones ? Thank you !

This question is somewhat related: [JavaFX Transition animation waiting](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/28093416/javafx-transition-animation-waiting), that question asks: "I need to create timeline or history of actions like ( placeVertex(x,y), moveVertex(newX,newY) etc. ) and iterate through (forward and backwards, automatically or manual)". — jewelsea, Apr 23 '15 at 17:50

James_D · Accepted Answer · 2015-04-23T17:50:07.777

Use the onFinished handler to launch the next transition. Define a method:

private TranslateTransition createNextTransition(Node myObject) {
    // some updates...
    TranslateTransition tt = new TranslateTransition(Duration.millis(2000), myObject);
    tt.setOnFinished(e -> {
        if (condition) {
            createNextTransition(myObject);
        }
    });
    tt.play();
}

And then just call it once:

createNextTransition(myObject);

Chain multiple transitions

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