Smooth List Reordering with Framer Motion's layout Prop
Learn how Framer Motion’s layout prop automatically animates list reordering without manual CSS, plus a ready‑to‑run React example and performance tips.
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Learn how Framer Motion’s layout prop automatically animates list reordering without manual CSS, plus a ready‑to‑run React example and performance tips.
Guide to choosing Framer Motion's layout prop versus manual animate/transition for shared layout animations, with a comparison table, trade-offs, and a reorderable list example.
Goal: Achieve deterministic layout animations in Framer Motion (v10+) when components are conditionally rendered, ensuring repeatable behavior across renders in a development environment with hot module replacement (React 18). Uncertainty arises because the layout prop depends on synchronous DOM measurements that may be delayed by React 18's automatic batchi