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      1 /*
      2  * Copyright (C) 2010 The Android Open Source Project
      3  *
      4  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
      5  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
      6  * You may obtain a copy of the License at
      7  *
      8  *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
      9  *
     10  * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
     11  * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
     12  * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
     13  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
     14  * limitations under the License.
     15  */
     16 
     17 package android.animation;
     18 
     19 /**
     20  * A time interpolator defines the rate of change of an animation. This allows animations
     21  * to have non-linear motion, such as acceleration and deceleration.
     22  */
     23 public interface TimeInterpolator {
     24 
     25     /**
     26      * Maps a value representing the elapsed fraction of an animation to a value that represents
     27      * the interpolated fraction. This interpolated value is then multiplied by the change in
     28      * value of an animation to derive the animated value at the current elapsed animation time.
     29      *
     30      * @param input A value between 0 and 1.0 indicating our current point
     31      *        in the animation where 0 represents the start and 1.0 represents
     32      *        the end
     33      * @return The interpolation value. This value can be more than 1.0 for
     34      *         interpolators which overshoot their targets, or less than 0 for
     35      *         interpolators that undershoot their targets.
     36      */
     37     float getInterpolation(float input);
     38 }
     39