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# allowsImplicitAnimation

Determine if animations are enabled or not for animations that occur as a result of another property change.

```
var allowsImplicitAnimation: Bool { get set }
```

## Discussion

Using the [`animator()`](/documentation/AppKit/NSAnimatablePropertyContainer/animator()) proxy will automatically set `allowsImplicitAnimation` to <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/true>. When <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/true>, other properties can implicitly animate along with the initially changed property.

For instance, calling `[[view animator] setFrame:frame]` will allow subviews to also animate their frame positions. When the value is <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/false> the behavior is diabled.

The default value is <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/false>.

This is only applicable when layer backed on OS v10.8 and later.

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