# Animation between two abstract state

**URL:** <https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/animation-between-two-abstract-state/12936>\
**Category:** ionic-v1\
**Created:** [November 19, 2014, 8:34pm UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/animation-between-two-abstract-state/12936 "2014-11-19T20:34:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![samluo1019](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3da27b/32.png) [@samluo1019](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/samluo1019)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2014, 8:34pm UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/animation-between-two-abstract-state/12936/1 "2014-11-19T20:34:27Z")

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I’m implementing an application with two abstract states. But it seems like ionic doesn’t handle the animation for the transition between two abstract states. Does anyone know how to implement the animation? Thank you so much!

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**Author:** ![mbrookson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ionicframework/user_avatar/forum.ionicframework.com/mbrookson/32/112116_2.png) [@mbrookson](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/mbrookson)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2015, 11:13pm UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/animation-between-two-abstract-state/12936/2 "2015-11-09T23:13:48Z")

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I would like to know this too! I have a `login` state which then transitions to a `menu.dashboard` state, however because `menu` is `abstract` there is no transition animation! I can’t work out why but it happens with all abstract state transitions like that. The animation is shown however when changing from something like `menu.dashboard` to `menu.more`