Animated Icons
G2 allows you to:
The instance's icon immediately changes to reflect the new value. Other instances are unaffected. Changes to icon variable values are permanent: resetting the KB does not reset the value.
Note: Do not confuse icon variables with G2 variables. An icon variable is not an object: it is just a symbol that has a value.
You can use icon variables to specify:
You cannot use icon variables to specify:
You cannot use icon variables to specify width and height because the width and height in an icon description are functionally icon variables already, as described under Changing Width and Height.
If you change icon appearance so that an icon component extends outside the icon border, G2 clips the component. If the entire component is outside the border, it does not appear at all.
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