DOM:window.scrollByLines

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Contents 1 Summary 2 Syntax 3 Parameters 4 Example 5 Notes 6 Specification

[edit] Summary

Scrolls the document by the given number of lines.

[edit] Syntax

window.scrollByLines(lines) 

[edit] Parameters

• lines is the number of lines to scroll the document by.
• lines may be a positive or negative integer.

[edit] Example

// scroll down the document by 5 lines.
<button onclick="scrollByLines(5);">down 5 lines</button>

// scroll up the document by 5 lines.
<button onclick="scrollByLines(-5);">up 5 lines</button>

[edit] Notes

See also window.scrollBy, window.scrollByPages.

[edit] Specification

DOM Level 0. Not part of specification.