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How does Angular's animation engine work?

Mid Angular
Quick Answer Angular Animations uses the Web Animations API and CSS transitions via @angular/animations. Define state transitions in @Component animations metadata with trigger(), state(), transition(), and animate(). The animation engine applies CSS changes with optimal timing. AnimationBuilder allows programmatic control. Angular animations support sequence(), group(), stagger() for complex choreographed animations.

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Converts animation metadata into CSS or WebAnimation instructions and manages start/cancel/done events.
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