jQuery: how do I animate a div rotation?

Question

I can rotate a div with css, and jquery .rotate, but i don\'t know how to animate it.

Answer 1

If you're designing for an iOS device or just webkit, you can do it with no JS whatsoever:

CSS:

@-webkit-keyframes spin {  
from {  
    -webkit-transform: rotate(0deg);  
}  
to {  
    -webkit-transform: rotate(360deg);  
    } 
}

.wheel {
    width:40px;
    height:40px;
    background:url(wheel.png);
    -webkit-animation-name: spin; 
    -webkit-animation-iteration-count: infinite; 
    -webkit-animation-timing-function: linear;
    -webkit-animation-duration: 3s; 
}

This would trigger the animation on load. If you wanted to trigger it on hover, it might look like this:

.wheel {
    width:40px;
    height:40px;
    background:url(wheel.png);
}

.wheel:hover {
    -webkit-animation-name: spin; 
    -webkit-animation-iteration-count: infinite; 
    -webkit-animation-timing-function: ease-in-out;
    -webkit-animation-duration: 3s; 
}