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---
title: "How to: Animate an Object Along a Path (Point Animation)"
ms.date: "03/30/2017"
dev_langs:
- "csharp"
- "vb"
helpviewer_keywords:
- "animation [WPF], objects along paths (point animation)"
- "point animation [WPF]"
ms.assetid: 1fa3f817-35bc-41a1-b366-f5a20b70da0c
---
# How to: Animate an Object Along a Path (Point Animation)
This example shows how to use a <xref:System.Windows.Media.Animation.PointAnimationUsingPath> object to animate a <xref:System.Windows.Point> along a curved path.
## Example
The following example moves an <xref:System.Windows.Media.EllipseGeometry> along a path defined by a <xref:System.Windows.Media.PathGeometry>. The ellipse geometry's <xref:System.Windows.Media.EllipseGeometry.Center%2A> property, which takes a <xref:System.Windows.Point> value, specifies its position; to move the ellipse geometry, you animate its <xref:System.Windows.Media.EllipseGeometry.Center%2A> property. The example uses a <xref:System.Windows.Media.Animation.PointAnimationUsingPath> to animate the <xref:System.Windows.Media.EllipseGeometry> object's <xref:System.Windows.Media.EllipseGeometry.Center%2A> property.
[!code-xaml[PathAnimationGallery_snippet#PointAnimationUsingPathWholePage](~/samples/snippets/csharp/VS_Snippets_Wpf/PathAnimationGallery_snippet/CS/pointanimationusingpathexample.xaml#pointanimationusingpathwholepage)]
[!code-csharp[PathAnimationGallery_procedural_snip#PointAnimationUsingPathWholePage](~/samples/snippets/csharp/VS_Snippets_Wpf/PathAnimationGallery_procedural_snip/CSharp/PointAnimationUsingPathExample.cs#pointanimationusingpathwholepage)]
[!code-vb[PathAnimationGallery_procedural_snip#PointAnimationUsingPathWholePage](~/samples/snippets/visualbasic/VS_Snippets_Wpf/PathAnimationGallery_procedural_snip/VisualBasic/PointAnimationUsingPathExample.vb#pointanimationusingpathwholepage)]
For the complete sample, see [Path Animation Sample](https://github.com/Microsoft/WPF-Samples/tree/master/Animation/PathAnimations).
The code version of the preceding sample used a <xref:System.Windows.Media.Animation.Storyboard> to animate the <xref:System.Windows.Media.EllipseGeometry>, even though only one animation was applied. A <xref:System.Windows.Media.Animation.Storyboard> is often the easiest way to apply multiple animations because these animations can be controlled by the same <xref:System.Windows.Media.Animation.Storyboard>. However, an easier way to apply a single animation to a property when using code is to use the <xref:System.Windows.Media.Animation.Animatable.BeginAnimation%2A> method. For an example, see [Animate a Property Without Using a Storyboard](how-to-animate-a-property-without-using-a-storyboard.md).
## See also
- [Path Animation Sample](https://github.com/Microsoft/WPF-Samples/tree/master/Animation/PathAnimations)
- [Animation Overview](animation-overview.md)
- [Path Animation How-to Topics](path-animation-how-to-topics.md)