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Transition related coding questions

👩‍💻 Technical question

Asked 1 year ago in CSS by Kristina

how to get a hover transition for background element

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To create a hover transition for a background element, you can use CSS. Here's an example:

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.element { background-color: blue; transition: background-color 0.3s ease-in-out; } .element:hover { background-color: red; }

In this example, the .element class defines the background element with a default background color of blue. The transition property specifies the transition effect and duration for the background color change.

When you hover over the element, the .element:hover pseudo-class will be activated, and the background color will smoothly transition from blue to red within 0.3 seconds (adjust the duration to your liking).

Feel free to replace "blue" and "red" with any other valid color names, HEX codes, or RGB values to achieve your desired hover effect.

👩‍💻 HTML, CSS and JavaScript Code instructions

animate emoji on page

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HTML:

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<!-- Add an emoji element to your HTML --> <div id="emoji" class="emoji">😊</div>

CSS:

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/* Define the transition for the emoji element */ .emoji { transition: transform 0.5s ease-in-out; }

JavaScript:

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// Get the emoji element const emoji = document.getElementById('emoji'); // Add an event listener for a mouseover event on the emoji element emoji.addEventListener('mouseover', () => { // Set the new scale value, for example, double the size of the emoji const scale = 2; // Apply the new scale value to the emoji element emoji.style.transform = `scale(${scale})`; }); // Add an event listener for a mouseout event on the emoji element emoji.addEventListener('mouseout', () => { // Set the scale value back to its original size const scale = 1; // Apply the original scale value to the emoji element to return it to its original size emoji.style.transform = `scale(${scale})`; });

👩‍💻 Technical question

can you do hover on a div

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Yes, you can add a hover effect to a div element using CSS. You can either change some of the div element's styles (e.g., background color, font color) when hovering over it or apply a transition effect to the div element. Here's an example of the CSS code that would change the background color of a div element when hovering over it:

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div:hover { background-color: yellow; }

You can replace div with a class or ID selector to apply the same hover effect to a specific div. Here's an example using an ID selector:

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#myDiv:hover { background-color: yellow; }

For more examples of hover effects in CSS, you can refer to this link: https://www.w3schools.com/cssref/sel_hover.asp

👩‍💻 how to make your hover less wide

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To make the hover effect less wide, you can change the size of the element being hovered over. You can reduce the width of the element by applying a smaller width or by using padding. Here's an example of using padding to reduce the hover area:

HTML:

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<div class="myDiv"> <p>Hello World!</p> </div>

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.myDiv { width: 200px; padding: 10px; background-color: blue; color: white; } .myDiv:hover { background-color: red; padding: 5px; }

This example will change the background color and reduce the padding of the .myDiv element to create a smaller hover area. You can adjust the padding to create a custom hover area that fits your needs.

👩‍💻 Technical question

when would i use transition in css?

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You would use the CSS transition property to add smooth and gradual animations to your web page elements when there is a change in their state (e.g., when hovering over an element or when it's being clicked). This property can be used to animate changes to any CSS property.

Here's an example syntax for using the transition property in CSS:

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.element { /* other properties */ transition: property duration timing-function delay; }
  • property refers to the CSS property that you want to transition (e.g. "background-color" or "opacity").
  • duration refers to the length of time that the transition should take to complete. It is specified in seconds (s) or milliseconds (ms).
  • timing-function specifies the timing of the transition (e.g., linear or ease-out).
  • delay refers to the time to wait before starting the transition. It is also specified in seconds or milliseconds.

For example, the following code will smoothly change the background color of an element to red when hovered over for a duration of 1 second:

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.element:hover { background-color: red; transition: background-color 1s ease-out; }

👩‍💻 Technical question

what is transition style in Css

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In CSS, transition is a property that defines how a CSS property should smoothly transition from one state to another state over a specified period of time. The transition property is often used with the hover pseudo-class to provide smooth transition effects for things like button hover states.

Here's an example of how you might use the transition property in your CSS:

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button { background-color: blue; color: white; transition: background-color 0.5s ease; } button:hover { background-color: green; }

This code sets the background color of the button to blue and applies a transition effect to the background-color property when the button is hovered over. When the button is hovered over, the background color smoothly transitions from blue to green over a period of 0.5 seconds with an ease effect.

👩‍💻 Technical question

how do I give my button an effect

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To give a button an effect, you can add some CSS styles to it. For example, you can change its background color or add a hover effect when the user hovers over it with the mouse.

Here's an example of how to add a hover effect to a button using CSS:

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button:hover { background-color: #4CAF50; /* change to your desired color */ color: white; /* change to your desired color */ }

This code will change the background color of the button and text color when the user hovers over it.

You can also add other effects to the button using CSS, such as animations or transitions. Here are some resources to learn more about CSS effects:

👩‍💻 Technical question

how to resize a background hover on a text

🤖 SheCodes Athena says:

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To resize a background hover on a text using CSS, you can use the ::before or ::after pseudo-elements to create a background rectangle and then use CSS transitions to animate its size when hovered over.

Here is an example code snippet using CSS:

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a { position: relative; text-decoration: none; } a::before { content: ""; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 0; height: 100%; background-color: #0077c2; /* set your desired background color */ transition: width 0.3s ease-out; z-index: -1; } a:hover::before { width: 100%; }

In this example, we first position the <a> tag relative to its parent element, so that we can position the ::before pseudo-element absolutely in relation to it. The ::before element is given a width of zero to start with.

When the <a> tag is hovered over, the ::before element's width is transitioned to full width over a duration of 0.3 seconds using the width and transition properties, creating a hover effect.

You can adjust the values of these properties to fit your specific needs.

👩‍💻 Technical question

everything about transition

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I will assume you are referring to transition in CSS. In CSS, transition is used to create an animation between the initial and final state of a CSS property.

To use a transition, you need to specify the CSS property to be animated, the duration of the animation, and the type of animation timing function. Here is an example using the transition property to animate the background-color property:

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div { background-color: red; transition: background-color 1s ease-in-out; } div:hover { background-color: blue; }

In this example, when the user hovers over the div, the background color will transition from red to blue over a duration of 1 second, using the ease-in-out timing function.

The transition property can also be used to animate other properties such as opacity, width, height, and many more.

Here is a link to the Mozilla Developer Network (MDN) documentation on CSS transitions: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/CSS_Transitions/Using_CSS_transitions

👩‍💻 can I use hover on any css propety

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No, :hover is a pseudo-class that can only be used with specific CSS properties. It is used to apply a style when a user hovers over an element with their cursor.

Here are some commonly used CSS properties that can be styled with :hover:

  • background-color
  • color
  • text-decoration
  • opacity
  • border-color
  • box-shadow
  • transform

However, :hover cannot be used with every CSS property. For example, you cannot use :hover with display or position as these properties do not have any visual styling.

It's always a good idea to check the CSS property documentation to see if :hover can be used with it. The documentation will also include any browser-specific quirks or limitations.

👩‍💻 Technical question

why is hover not working on font awesome icons?

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It's possible that font awesome icons don't support hover by default. You may need to add CSS to enable hover functionality. Here's an example of how to add hover effect to a font awesome icon using CSS:

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/* Target the font awesome icon */ .fa { /* Set initial color */ color: black; /* Add transition effect */ transition: color 0.5s ease; } /* Add hover effect */ .fa:hover { /* Change color on hover */ color: blue; }

This CSS code targets all font awesome icons and sets an initial color of black. Then, on hover, it changes the color to blue using a transition effect. You can adjust the color and transition time to fit your needs.

Here's a link to Font Awesome documentation on how to use hover effects: https://fontawesome.com/how-to-use/on-the-web/styling/hover-effects.

👩‍💻 Technical question

how do i use transition to change color

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To use transition to change color, you'll need to specify the CSS properties transition and background-color.

Here is an example in CSS:

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/* Set initial background color */ div { background-color: blue; } /* Add transition */ div { transition: background-color 1s; } /* Change background color on hover */ div:hover { background-color: red; }

This code will make the background color of the div element transition from blue to red over 1 second when hovered over.

You can learn more about CSS transitions here.

👩‍💻 Technical question

how do i code a button transition?

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To code a button transition, you can use CSS transitions. First, select the button element using CSS selector and then use the :hover pseudo-class selector to specify the style of the button when it's in the hover state.

Here's an example using HTML and CSS:

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<button class="my-button">Click Here</button>
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.my-button { background-color: blue; color: white; border: none; padding: 10px 20px; text-align: center; font-size: 16px; transition: background-color 0.5s ease; } .my-button:hover { background-color: green; }

In the example above, the background-color property is transitioned over 0.5 seconds with an 'ease' effect when the button is hovered over. You can change the properties you want to transition and the duration and timing function of the transition.

Here's a codepen you can check out with the above example.

👩‍💻 CSS Code instructions

Asked 2 years ago in CSS by Ronja Marie

a button to click on that is round, centered and has an all 200ms ease-in-out

🤖 SheCodes Athena says:

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button { border-radius: 50%; /* makes the button round */ width: 50px; /* adjust the width according to your preference */ height: 50px; /* adjust the height according to your preference */ margin: 0 auto; /* centers the button */ transition: all 200ms ease-in-out; /* creates a smooth transition for all button changes */ }

Note:

  • You can adjust the border-radius, width, and height values to match your design requirements.
  • The transition property applies a smooth transition to all button changes, including when you hover over the button.

👩‍💻 HTML, CSS and JavaScript Code instructions

How do I create an accordion

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You can create an accordion using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Here is an example code for creating an accordion:

HTML Code:

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<div class="accordion"> <div class="accordion-item"> <div class="accordion-header"> Item 1 <span class="icon">&#x25B6;</span> </div> <div class="accordion-content"> Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Suspendisse accumsan neque condimentum leo interdum, et gravida orci porttitor. </div> </div> <div class="accordion-item"> <div class="accordion-header"> Item 2 <span class="icon">&#x25B6;</span> </div> <div class="accordion-content"> Aliquam erat volutpat. In a odio eu lacus varius malesuada. Nulla eu facilisis felis. Integer eu magna vel risus tincidunt aliquet. </div> </div> <div class="accordion-item"> <div class="accordion-header"> Item 3 <span class="icon">&#x25B6;</span> </div> <div class="accordion-content"> Curabitur varius magna in mauris mattis, ut sagittis orci sagittis. In vitae elementum tellus. Fusce sed venenatis ipsum, in congue quam. </div> </div> </div>

CSS Code:

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.accordion { width: 100%; } .accordion-item { background-color: #fff; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ccc; } .accordion-header { font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; cursor: pointer; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; } .accordion-content { display: none; padding: 10px; } .icon { font-size: 20px; margin-left: auto; transform: rotate(90deg); transition: all 0.2s ease; } .open .icon { transform: rotate(0); }

JavaScript Code:

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const accordionItems = document.querySelectorAll(".accordion-item"); accordionItems.forEach(item => item.addEventListener("click", () => { const isItemOpen = item.classList.contains("open"); accordionItems.forEach(item => item.classList.remove("open")); if (!isItemOpen) { item.classList.toggle("open"); } }) );

Explanation:

  1. The first step is to create a container div with a class of 'accordion'.
  2. Add an accordion item div for each item in the accordion.
  3. Each accordion item consists of a header and content.
  4. The header contains text and a span element with a class of 'icon'.
  5. The 'icon' class contains an arrow symbol that is rotated when the accordion item is clicked.
  6. The content is hidden by default.
  7. The CSS styles for the accordion and its contents are defined in the styles.
  8. The JavaScript code adds a click event listener to each accordion item.
  9. When an accordion item is clicked, the script checks if it is already open.
  10. If the accordion item is open, the script removes the 'open' class.
  11. If the accordion item is closed, the script toggles the 'open' class, which opens its content.

👩‍💻 Technical question

insert background with linear gradient

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To add a background with a linear gradient using CSS, you can use the linear-gradient() function. This will allow you to create a gradient that transitions from one color to another across your background.

Here's an example code block in CSS:

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body { background: linear-gradient(to bottom, #00ffff, #0000ff); }

In the above example, the background property sets the background of the entire webpage. The linear-gradient() function creates a linear gradient, with the to bottom parameter indicating that the gradient will move from top to bottom. The #00ffff and #0000ff parameters specify the starting and ending colors of the gradient.

You can customize this code to create your own gradient by changing the values of the starting and ending colors, as well as the direction of the gradient. Here's a helpful link to a gradient generator tool: https://cssgradient.io/

👩‍💻 Technical question

Asked 2 years ago in React by Michaela

what are hooks on reactjs

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Answered in 45.18 seconds

React Hooks are functions that let you ‘hook into’ React features from function components. They are mainly used for state management inside components. Using hooks, you can use local state inside simple components, write custom hooks to reuse your stateful logic and also use React’s built-in hooks like useState and useEffect which allow you to set local state and access lifecycle features from functional components.

For example you can use the useState hook to create a local state variable and set its initial value like this:

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import React, { useState } from "react"; const Example = () => { const [count, setCount] = useState(0); return ( <div> <p>You clicked {count} times</p> <button onClick={() => setCount(count + 1)}> Click me </button> </div> ); }

React also has two other built-in hooks, useEffect and useContext, as well as many transition and form hooks.

For more information, please see the official React documentation: https://reactjs.org/docs/hooks-intro.html

👩‍💻 Technical question

Asked 2 years ago in CSS by Nyasha

How to add transition background over text in a box

🤖 SheCodes Athena says:

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You can add a transition background over text in the box using CSS:

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.box { background-color: aliceblue; background-image: linear-gradient(to right, aliceblue 0%, royalblue 100%); background-size: 200% auto; background-position:right bottom; background-repeat: no-repeat; transition: all 0.1s ease-in; }

And then add a hover pseudoclass which adds a different background image:

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.box:hover { background-position: left bottom; background-image: linear-gradient(to right, royalblue 0%, aliceblue 100%); }

You can find more examples and tutorials for this effect here: https://cssgradient.io/triangle-background-transition/

👩‍💻 Technical question

Asked 2 years ago in CSS by Ilaria

I want to use the transition property of CSS with setAttribute inside an addEventListener to make a transition when the src attribute of an image element is changed. But the transition doesn't work.

🤖 SheCodes Athena says:

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To make sure a transition is applied to a changed property, you need to add the CSS property transition to the initial state of the element. You can use it together with the setAttribute method inside the addEventListener like this:

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img { transition: all 1s; }
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let img = document.querySelector("img"); img.addEventListener("click", function() { img.setAttribute("src", "image2.jpg"); });

The transition property should also be set on the same element as the setAttribute to make sure the transition is applied to the changed property. For more information, see MDN's documentation on the transition property.

👩‍💻 CSS only Code instructions

Asked 2 years ago in CSS by Anastasiia

Gradient background button with animated hover transition effect

🤖 SheCodes Athena says:

Answered in 7.84 seconds

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.button { background: linear-gradient(to bottom, #9e9e9e 0%, #cfcfcf 100%); font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; border-radius: 3px; padding: 10px; color: #333; transition: background 0.3s; text-decoration: none; } .button:hover { background: linear-gradient(to bottom, #cfcfcf 0%, #9e9e9e 100%); }

👩‍💻 Technical question

Asked 2 years ago in CSS by Phaphamani

can you give me an example of how to add a transition property to my landing project?

🤖 SheCodes Athena says:

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Yes, you can add a transition property to your landing page project with CSS. The syntax for the transition property would look something like this:

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.element { transition: property duration timing-function delay; }

where

property is the css property that you want to animate duration is the length of time over which the animation will occur, specified in seconds or milliseconds timing-function defines how the animation will progress over the duration delay is the amount of time to wait before beginning the animation

For more information and examples, you can take a look at this MDN article: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/CSS_Transitions/Using_CSS_transitions

👩‍💻 Technical question

how do I create a transition ease-in-out in vanilla javascript?

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In vanilla Javascript, you can create a transition ease-in-out by using the transition-timing-function property combined with the cubic-bezier value.

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element { transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.25, 0.1, 0.35, 0.75); }

👩‍💻 Technical question

Asked 2 years ago in CSS by Christina

How do I make my webpage button slide

🤖 SheCodes Athena says:

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Using basic CSS, you can create a button that slides in enter an area on your web page. The trick is to use the position:absolute attribute to define the button's properties and then specify the left attribute within the same rule set, giving you the coordinates of where the button should end. You can then use the transition attribute to apply an animation effect when the button slides in.

For example:

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.slider-button { position: absolute; left: -50px; transition: .5s; } .slider-button:hover { left: 0px; }

The specfic left value can be adjusted to meet your desired effect.

For further reading, please refer to the Mozilla Developer Network.

👩‍💻 how to create a shadow on my button

🤖 SheCodes Athena says:

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To create a shadow on your button, you can use the box-shadow property in CSS. This property allows you to add shadows to HTML elements. Here is an example code snippet:

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.button { box-shadow: 2px 2px 5px #888888; }

In this example, box-shadow property is set to create a shadow of 2 pixels horizontally, 2 pixels vertically, with the blur radius of 5 pixels, and a color of #888888. You can adjust these values to your desired effect.

Alternatively, you can also use the text-shadow property to create a shadow on the text within the button. Here is an example code snippet:

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.button { text-shadow: 2px 2px 5px #888888; }

In this example, text-shadow property is set to create a shadow of 2 pixels horizontally, 2 pixels vertically, with the blur radius of 5 pixels, and a color of #888888. Again, you can adjust these values to your desired effect.

For further reading, please refer to the Mozilla Developer Network documentation.

👩‍💻 Technical question

Asked 2 years ago in CSS by Parnika

How to apply pointer during transition in css

🤖 SheCodes Athena says:

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The transition property in CSS is used to animate changes from one CSS style to another. The transition-property specifies what property is being transitioned, such as width, height, opacity, etc. To apply a pointer during the transition, you can include the transition-timing-function: pointer attribute in the transition property. For example:

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div { width: 100px; transition: width 0.5s linear, transition-timing-function: pointer; } div:hover { width: 500px; }

In this example, the transition property indicates that when the div element is hovered on, the width of the element will transition from 100px to 500px in 0.5 second, with a linear pointer.

Reference: MDN docs - transition

👩‍💻 Technical question

how do i make automatic image slider

🤖 SheCodes Athena says:

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You can make an automatic image slider using JavaScript. The basic idea is to have a series of slides with images and corresponding captions, and have those slides transition automatically by setting the transition property of the slides to a specific time interval. A basic example is given below:

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<div class="slideshow"> <div class="slide"> <img src="image1.jpg" alt="Image 1"> <p> Caption 1 </p> </div> <div class="slide"> <img src="image2.jpg" alt="Image 2"> <p> Caption 2 </p> </div> <div class="slide"> <img src="image3.jpg" alt="Image 3"> <p> Caption 3 </p> </div> </div>

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.slideshow { max-width: 600px; margin: auto; position: relative; } .slide { display: none; }

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// set index and transition delay let index = 0; let transitionDelay = 2000; // get div containing the slides let slideContainer = document.querySelector(".slideshow"); // get the slides let slides = slideContainer.querySelectorAll(".slide"); // set transition delay for slides for (let slide of slides) { slide.style.transition = `all ${transitionDelay/1000}s linear`; } // show the first slide showSlide(index); // show a specific slide function showSlide(slideNumber) { slides.forEach((slide, i) => { slide.style.display = i == slideNumber ? "block" : "none"; }); // next index index++; // go back to 0 if at the end of slides if (index >= slides.length) { index = 0; } } // transition to next slide every x seconds setInterval (() => showSlide(index), transitionDelay);

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