animationObject
Configures the opening and closing animations of the suggestion popup. Setting the animation option to false will disable the opening and closing animations. As a result the suggestion popup will open and close instantly.
Example - disable open and close animations
<input id="combobox" />
<script>
$("#combobox").kendoComboBox({
  animation: false
});
</script>Example - configure the animation
<input id="combobox" />
<script>
$("#combobox").kendoComboBox({
  animation: {
   close: {
     effects: "fadeOut zoom:out",
     duration: 300
   },
   open: {
     effects: "fadeIn zoom:in",
     duration: 300
   }
  }
});
</script>animation.closeObject
The animation that is applied when the popup is closing.
Example - configure the close animation
<input id="combobox" />
<script>
$("#combobox").kendoComboBox({
  animation: {
   close: {
     effects: "zoom:out",
     duration: 300
   }
  }
});
</script>animation.close.effectsString
The effect(s) to use when playing the close animation. Multiple effects should be separated with a space.
Complete list of available animations
Example
<input id="combobox" />
<script>
$("#combobox").kendoComboBox({
    animation: {
        close: {
            effects: "zoomOut",
        }
    },
    dataSource: ["Item1", "Item2", "Item3"]
});
</script>animation.close.durationNumber(default: 100)
The duration of the close animation in milliseconds.
Example
<input id="combobox" />
<script>
$("#combobox").kendoComboBox({
    animation: {
        close: {
            effects: "zoomOut",
            duration: 500
        }
    },
    dataSource: ["Item1", "Item2", "Item3"]
});
</script>animation.openObject
The animation played when the suggestion popup is opened.
Example - configure the open animation
<input id="combobox" />
<script>
$("#combobox").kendoComboBox({
  animation: {
   open: {
     effects: "zoom:in",
     duration: 300
   }
  }
});
</script>animation.open.effectsString
The effect(s) to use when playing the open animation. Multiple effects should be separated with a space.
Complete list of available animations
Example
<input id="combobox" />
<script>
$("#combobox").kendoComboBox({
    animation: {
        open: {
            effects: "zoomIn",
        }
    },
    dataSource: ["Item1", "Item2", "Item3"]
});
</script>animation.open.durationNumber(default: 200)
The duration of the open animation in milliseconds.
Example
<input id="combobox" />
<script>
$("#combobox").kendoComboBox({
    animation: {
        open: {
            effects: "zoomIn",
            duration: 400
        }
    },
    dataSource: ["Item1", "Item2", "Item3"]
});
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