Svg fill animation for the given path - html

Question

I am trying to animate an arrow from left to right.The code of my arrow's path is given below:
<svg id="svg_circle" width="100%" height="100%" viewBox = '0 0 450 400'>
<g transform = "translate(0,0)">
<path class="path" stroke="#F0F0F0" fill="#fff" stroke-width="1" opacity="1" d="m34.97813,21.70979l-33.55223,0.47088l-0.0394,-13.57138l34.2665,-0.47295l-0.0208,-7.14282l14.50618,14.42226l-14.95643,15.04345l-0.20382,-8.74944z" id="svg_1">
<animate id="project_anim1" attributeName="fill" from="#fff" to="#4DAF4C" begin="1s" dur="1s" fill="freeze" repeatCount="1"></animate>
</path>
</g>
</svg>
The above is the svg path content of my arrow.
Kindly anyone help me how to fill the path from left to right. Waiting for quick response

Answer 1

You can do this by just animating the <stop>s in a <linear gradient>.
<svg id="svg_circle" width="100%" height="100%" viewBox = '0 0 450 400'>
<defs>
<linearGradient id="left-to-right">
<stop offset="0" stop-color="#4DAF4C">
<animate dur="2s" attributeName="offset" fill="freeze" from="0" to="1" />
</stop>
<stop offset="0" stop-color="#fff">
<animate dur="2s" attributeName="offset" fill="freeze" from="0" to="1" />
</stop>
</linearGradient>
</defs>
<path class="path" stroke="#F0F0F0" fill="url(#left-to-right)" stroke-width="1" opacity="1" d="m34.97813,21.70979l-33.55223,0.47088l-0.0394,-13.57138l34.2665,-0.47295l-0.0208,-7.14282l14.50618,14.42226l-14.95643,15.04345l-0.20382,-8.74944z" id="svg_1" />
</svg>
How this works is that we have a linear gradient representing an abrupt change from green to white. The <animation> elements move the position, of that abrupt change, from the left of the arrow (offset=0) to the right (offset="1").
Note that SVG <animate> elements will not work in IE. If you need to support IE, you will need to use the FakeSmile library or use a different method (such as a JS animation library).

Answer 2

Building upon andreas' answer. You can cover your arrow with a shape that is animated to uncover it.
<svg id="svg_circle" width="450" height="400" viewBox='0 0 450 400'>
<path class="path" stroke="#F0F0F0" fill="#fff"
stroke-width="1" opacity="1" id="svg_1"
d="m34.97813,21.70979l-33.55223,0.47088l-0.0394,
-13.57138l34.2665,-0.47295l-0.0208,-7.14282
l14.50618,14.42226l-14.95643,15.04345l-0.20382,
-8.74944z">
<animate id="project_anim1" attributeName="fill"
from="#fff" to="#4DAF4C" begin="0s" dur="3s"
fill="freeze" repeatCount="indefinite" />
</path>
<rect x="0" y="0" width="53" height="34" fill="#fff">
<animate attributeType="XML" attributeName="x"
from="0" to="53" begin="0s" dur="3s"
repeatCount="indefinite" />
<animate attributeType="XML" attributeName="width"
from="53" to="0" begin="0s" dur="3s"
repeatCount="indefinite" />
</rect>
</svg>

Answer 3

I don't think this is possible with the fill attribute. But instead, you can invert your SVG path to a rectangle with a triangle like hole. Now you just need a second element behind that path, where you can simply animate the scale in x-direction, to fill the hole from left to right.
Here is an image showing the technique:
An here is a working example:
<svg width="100%" height="100%" viewBox='0 0 450 400'>
<rect x="0" y="0" width="1" height="22" style="fill: black;" >
<animateTransform attributeName="transform" type="scale" from="1 1" to="50 1" begin="0s" dur="2s" repeatCount="indefinite" />
</rect>
<path fill="#ffffff" d="M0,0v29.8h86V0H0z M6.5,25V5.5L48.8,25H6.5z"/>
</svg>
Note: The answer was updated from triangle to arrow, I won't update my answer as the technique is the same for every shape.

Answer 4

<svg id="svg_circle" width="100%" height="100%" viewBox = '0 0 450 400'>
<defs>
<linearGradient id="left-to-right">
<stop offset="0" stop-color="#4DAF4C">
<animate dur="2s" attributeName="offset" fill="freeze" from="0" to="1" />
</stop>
<stop offset="0" stop-color="#fff">
<animate dur="2s" attributeName="offset" fill="freeze" from="0" to="1" />
</stop>
</linearGradient>
</defs>
<path class="path" stroke="#F0F0F0" fill="url(#left-to-right)" stroke-width="1" opacity="1" d="m34.97813,21.70979l-33.55223,0.47088l-0.0394,-13.57138l34.2665,-0.47295l-0.0208,-7.14282l14.50618,14.42226l-14.95643,15.04345l-0.20382,-8.74944z" id="svg_1" />
</svg>