AnimatorUtils

public class AnimatorUtils {

    public final static int COLOR_ANIMATION_DURATION = 1000;
    public final static int DEFAULT_DELAY = 0;

    public static void animateViewColor (View v, int startColor, int endColor) {

        ObjectAnimator animator = ObjectAnimator.ofObject(v, "backgroundColor",
            new ArgbEvaluator(), startColor, endColor);

        animator.setInterpolator(new PathInterpolator(0.4f,0f,1f,1f));
        animator.setDuration(COLOR_ANIMATION_DURATION);
        animator.start();
    }

    public static void configuredHideYView (View v) {

        v.setScaleY(0);
        v.setPivotY(0);
    }

    public static ViewPropertyAnimator hideViewByScaleXY(View v) {

        return hideViewByScale(v, DEFAULT_DELAY, 0, 0);
    }

    public static ViewPropertyAnimator hideViewByScaleY(View v) {

        return hideViewByScale(v, DEFAULT_DELAY, 1, 0);
    }


    public static ViewPropertyAnimator hideViewByScalyInX(View v) {

        return hideViewByScale(v, DEFAULT_DELAY, 0, 1);
    }

    private static ViewPropertyAnimator hideViewByScale (View v, int delay, int x, int y) {

        ViewPropertyAnimator propertyAnimator = v.animate().setStartDelay(delay)
          .scaleX(x).scaleY(y);

        return propertyAnimator;
    }

    public static ViewPropertyAnimator showViewByScale (View v) {

        ViewPropertyAnimator propertyAnimator = v.animate().setStartDelay(DEFAULT_DELAY)
            .scaleX(1).scaleY(1);

        return propertyAnimator;
    }
}