diff --git a/src/controls/QskHintAnimator.cpp b/src/controls/QskHintAnimator.cpp
index 95812bb1..b0abd4b3 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskHintAnimator.cpp
+++ b/src/controls/QskHintAnimator.cpp
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ static inline bool qskCheckReceiverThread( const QObject* receiver )
     return ( thread == QThread::currentThread() );
 }
 
-QskHintAnimator::QskHintAnimator()
+QskHintAnimator::QskHintAnimator() noexcept
 {
 }
 
@@ -101,24 +101,24 @@ QskHintAnimator::~QskHintAnimator()
 {
 }
 
-void QskHintAnimator::setAspect( QskAspect aspect )
+void QskHintAnimator::setAspect( QskAspect aspect ) noexcept
 {
     m_aspect = aspect;
 }
 
-void QskHintAnimator::setUpdateFlags( QskAnimationHint::UpdateFlags flags )
+void QskHintAnimator::setUpdateFlags( QskAnimationHint::UpdateFlags flags ) noexcept
 {
     m_updateFlags = flags;
 }
 
-void QskHintAnimator::setControl( QskControl* control )
+void QskHintAnimator::setControl( QskControl* control ) noexcept
 {
     m_control = control;
 }
 
 void QskHintAnimator::advance( qreal progress )
 {
-    const QVariant oldValue = currentValue();
+    const auto oldValue = currentValue();
 
     Inherited::advance( progress );
 
diff --git a/src/controls/QskHintAnimator.h b/src/controls/QskHintAnimator.h
index 8e67d727..d2d976c2 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskHintAnimator.h
+++ b/src/controls/QskHintAnimator.h
@@ -19,20 +19,22 @@ class QSK_EXPORT QskHintAnimator : public QskVariantAnimator
     using Inherited = QskVariantAnimator;
 
   public:
-    QskHintAnimator();
+    QskHintAnimator() noexcept;
     ~QskHintAnimator() override;
 
-    void setAspect( QskAspect );
-    QskAspect aspect() const;
+    void setAspect( QskAspect ) noexcept;
+    QskAspect aspect() const noexcept;
 
-    void setControl( QskControl* );
-    QskControl* control() const;
+    void setControl( QskControl* ) noexcept;
+    QskControl* control() const noexcept;
 
-    void setUpdateFlags( QskAnimationHint::UpdateFlags );
-    QskAnimationHint::UpdateFlags updateFlags() const;
+    void setUpdateFlags( QskAnimationHint::UpdateFlags ) noexcept;
+    QskAnimationHint::UpdateFlags updateFlags() const noexcept;
 
     void advance( qreal value ) override;
 
+    bool operator<( const QskHintAnimator& ) const noexcept;
+
   private:
     QskAspect m_aspect;
     QskAnimationHint::UpdateFlags m_updateFlags;
@@ -60,19 +62,24 @@ class QSK_EXPORT QskHintAnimatorTable
     PrivateData* m_data;
 };
 
-inline QskAspect QskHintAnimator::aspect() const
+inline QskAspect QskHintAnimator::aspect() const noexcept
 {
     return m_aspect;
 }
 
-inline QskAnimationHint::UpdateFlags QskHintAnimator::updateFlags() const
+inline QskAnimationHint::UpdateFlags QskHintAnimator::updateFlags() const noexcept
 {
     return m_updateFlags;
 }
 
-inline QskControl* QskHintAnimator::control() const
+inline QskControl* QskHintAnimator::control() const noexcept
 {
     return m_control;
 }
 
+inline bool QskHintAnimator::operator<( const QskHintAnimator& other ) const noexcept
+{
+    return m_aspect < other.m_aspect;
+}
+
 #endif