ValueAnimator

ValueAnimator introduces a simple way to animate a value (of a particular type, e.g. int, float, etc.).

The usual way of using it is:

Create a ValueAnimator that will animate a value from min to max
Add an UpdateListener in which you will use the calculated animated value (which you can obtain with getAnimatedValue())

There are two ways you can create the ValueAnimator:

(the example code animates a float from 20f to 40f in 250ms)

From xml (put it in the /res/animator/):

<animator xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:duration="250"
    android:valueFrom="20"
    android:valueTo="40"
    android:valueType="floatType"/>

ValueAnimator animator = (ValueAnimator) AnimatorInflater.loadAnimator(context, 
        R.animator.example_animator);
animator.addUpdateListener(new ValueAnimator.AnimatorUpdateListener() {
    @Override
    public void onAnimationUpdate(ValueAnimator anim) {
        // ... use the anim.getAnimatedValue()
    }
});
// set all the other animation-related stuff you want (interpolator etc.)
animator.start();

From the code:

ValueAnimator animator = ValueAnimator.ofFloat(20f, 40f);
animator.setDuration(250);
animator.addUpdateListener(new ValueAnimator.AnimatorUpdateListener() {
    @Override
    public void onAnimationUpdate(ValueAnimator anim) {
        // use the anim.getAnimatedValue()
    }
});
// set all the other animation-related stuff you want (interpolator etc.)
animator.start();

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