Greensock Animation Platform - is it possible to reverse nested timelines? - gsap

Question

Is it possible to reverse a master timeline within GSAP? I know you can reverse a timeline that is not nested.
Here's the code:
// hide copy content divs
const hideCopyContentDivsTl = new TimelineMax()
hideCopyContentDivsTl.to(copyContentDivs, 1, {
height: 0,
width: 0,
autoAlpha: 0
})
// shrink copy wrapper div
const shrinkCopyWrapperTL = new TimelineMax()
shrinkCopyWrapperTL.to(copyWrapperDiv, 1, {
width: '2%',
height: '4%'
})
// fade remove bg and change to white
const fadeLargeBgImgTl = new TimelineMax()
fadeLargeBgImgTl.to(largeImage, 1, {
backgroundColor: "#fff"
})
// the master timeline to manage the parts
const masterTimeline = new TimelineMax({paused: true})
masterTimeline.add(hideCopyContentDivsTl)
.add(shrinkCopyWrapperTL)
.add(fadeLargeBgImgTl)
// assume that there is a mechanism to change the state of playVideo between true and false
if (this.state.playVideo === false) {
console.log("should play: ", masterTimeline)
masterTimeline.play()
} else {
console.log("should reverse: ", masterTimeline)
masterTimeline.reverse()
}
I can get it to play forwards, just not in reverse. Do I need to tell the browser where to start in the timeline so that it can play in reverse?

Answer 1

The problem is with my code and not with GSAP. I have new timelines created on every click. How will it reverse something that it doesn't have a previous reference to? The solution would be to create the timelines outside of the click event and then based on the state, play forward or reverse the animation.