From() animation after to() animation on one element sequentially

[Tony_ton]

Hello, I wanted to ask - is it possible to run the from() animation on an element after the to() animation has worked on it?
Here's an example, first I run the to() animation:

let hideSearchTl = gsap.timeline({
    defaults: {
      ease: 'cubic-1',
      duration: 0.2,
      overwrite: true,
    },
  }),
  elements = $('selector');

hideSearchTl.to(elements, {
  width: 0,
  autoAlpha: 0,
  padding: 0,
});

Then, when performing certain actions, I want to return the element with a from() animation:

hideSearchTl.from(elements, {
  width: 0,
  autoAlpha: 0,
  padding: 0,
});

Using reverse() is not entirely suitable (or I don’t know how to use it) because it “reverses” the easy property. I need easy the same as in to() animation. As far as I understand the complexity in the filled style attribute, I just can’t come up with a solution.

[GSAP Helper]

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[Rodrigo]

Hi @Tony_ton and welcome to the GSAP Forums!

 

Nothing wrong with the code you're posting, GSAP is doing what's supposed to, the issue stems from not understanding exactly how from() and fromTo() instances work.

 

A from instance takes the element you're tweening from the value you're passing in the config to the value it has before that instance is rendered. So if you have an element with opacity: 1 as is current value and you use a from instance with opacity: 0, GSAP tweens the opacity value from 0 to the value it had before, that is 1. But if you have an element with opacity 0 and you create a from() instance with opacity 0, GSAP takes the element from the value you passed in the config (0) to the value it had before (also 0). GSAP is doing what is supposed to, the problem is that you're telling GSAP tween the opacity value from 0 to 0, so nothing happens visually but GSAP is actually doing that.

 

If you want your element back to opacity 1 then just use another to instance:

hideSearchTl.to(elements, {
  width: someValue,
  autoAlpha: 1,
  padding: someValue,
});

Hopefully this clear things up.

Happy Tweening!

[Tony_ton]

Hello @Rodrigo, thanks for your answer) Perhaps it’s better to reconsider my approach to animation