Update DevHub for Animator:LoadAnimation() Page

[Pavalineox]

The Animator | Roblox Creator Documentation page on Developer Hub reflects old advice about how to use the object.

Back in November 2020, ContextLost made a post about deprecation of middleman functions such as AnimationController:LoadAnimation().

Deprecating LoadAnimation on Humanoid and AnimationController

Some of you have already noticed that Humanoid:LoadAnimation, AnimationController:LoadAnimation, and all the other animation related APIs on Humanoid and AnimationController were marked deprecated. This wasn’t an accident! Of course these deprecated methods are not going away; we can only rarely remove deprecated functionality without breaking games. However, we strongly discourage their use. Using these deprecated methods as intended can easily lead to broken animation replication. It’s a tra…

The documentation on Animator:LoadAnimation() still reflects old advice, however, recommending players to use AnimationController:LoadAnimation(), and etc.

Adapting the page to reflect the new advice from ContextLost would help new developers understand exactly what they are doing with Animators and AnimationControllers in Roblox.

Thanks!

[OuterspaceNemo (Nemooo)]

Thanks for the report! We’ve filed a ticket to our internal database and we’ll follow up when we have an update for you.

[Ozzypig]

Added deprecation message to each page which links to the announcement. Should be visible within 24 hours - thanks for the report!