From 2a694260015547dca2b57b2d2d4a104ee0f1f615 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Giftea=20=E2=98=95?= <Eleojogiftuhiene@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2025 22:16:11 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] feat(curriculum): Add interactive examples to
 requestAnimationFrame lesson (#63475)

---
 .../67336956340e8a34fbd5d9f3.md               | 19 ++++++++-----------
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/lecture-working-with-the-dom-click-events-and-web-apis/67336956340e8a34fbd5d9f3.md b/curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/lecture-working-with-the-dom-click-events-and-web-apis/67336956340e8a34fbd5d9f3.md
index b8b327b1413..81afd3c4e37 100644
--- a/curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/lecture-working-with-the-dom-click-events-and-web-apis/67336956340e8a34fbd5d9f3.md
+++ b/curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/lecture-working-with-the-dom-click-events-and-web-apis/67336956340e8a34fbd5d9f3.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ challengeType: 19
 dashedName: what-is-the-requestanimationframe-api-and-how-can-it-be-used-to-set-up-an-animation-loop
 ---
 
-# --description--
+# --interactive--
 
 Creating smooth animations on a web page can be tricky, especially if you're not sure how to handle timing properly. The great news is that the `requestAnimationFrame()` API makes it easier. 
 
@@ -48,14 +48,16 @@ requestAnimationFrame(animate);
 
 The loop will continue until you stop it.
 
-Now, let's take a look at another example. The HTML for this example is a `div` element with the text `freeCodeCamp is Awesome`:
+Now, let's take a look at another example. The HTML for this example is a `div` element with the text `freeCodeCamp is Awesome`. The CSS makes the `div` a rectangle and hides anything that goes out of the viewport on the left or right. The JavaScript code moves the rectangle `2px` to the right at every call of `requestAnimationFrame(animate)` with the `animate` function as a callback:
+
+:::interactive_editor
 
 ```html
+<link rel="stylesheet" href="styles.css" />
 <div id="rect" class="rect">freeCodeCamp is Awesome</div>
+<script src="index.js"></script>
 ```
 
-This is the CSS that makes the `div` a rectangle and hides anything that goes out of the viewport on the left or right:
-
 ```css
 body {
   overflow-x: hidden;
@@ -75,13 +77,9 @@ body {
 }
 ```
 
-This is the commented JavaScript that moves the rectangle `2px` to the right at every call of `requestAnimationFrame(animate)` with the `animate` function as a callback:
-
 ```js
-// reference the rectangle
 const rect = document.getElementById("rect");
 
-// start with a position of 0
 let position = 0;
 
 function update() {
@@ -89,8 +87,6 @@ function update() {
   rect.style.left = position + "px";
   position += 2;
 
-  // Reset the position when the rectangle reaches
-  // the right side of the screen
   if (position > window.innerWidth) {
     // Move the rectangle just outside the left side of the screen
     position = -rect.offsetWidth;
@@ -98,7 +94,6 @@ function update() {
 }
 
 function animate() {
-  // Update the position
   update();
 
   //request the next frame
@@ -109,6 +104,8 @@ function animate() {
 requestAnimationFrame(animate);
 ```
 
+:::
+
 The result in the browser will be an animated title card floating across the screen.
 
 # --questions--