requestAnimationFrame

requestAnimationFrame(callback) → Number

A browser-independent function to request a new animation frame. This is used to create an application's draw loop as shown in the example below.
Name Type Description
callback requestAnimationFrame~Callback The function to call when the next frame should be drawn.
Returns:
An ID that can be passed to cancelAnimationFrame to cancel the request.
Example:
// Create a draw loop using requestAnimationFrame. The
// tick callback function is called for every animation frame.
function tick() {
  scene.render();
  Cesium.requestAnimationFrame(tick);
}
tick();
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Type Definitions

Callback(timestamp)

A function that will be called when the next frame should be drawn.
Name Type Description
timestamp Number A timestamp for the frame, in milliseconds.