The Window.scroll()
method scrolls the window to a
particular place in the document.
Syntax
window.scroll(x-coord, y-coord)
window.scroll(options)
Parameters
x-coord
is the pixel along the horizontal axis of the document that you want displayed in the upper left.y-coord
is the pixel along the vertical axis of the document that you want displayed in the upper left.
- or -
options
is aScrollToOptions
dictionary.
Examples
<!-- put the 100th vertical pixel at the top of the window -->
<button onclick="scroll(0, 100);">click to scroll down 100 pixels</button>
Using options
:
window.scroll({
top: 100,
left: 100,
behavior: 'smooth'
});
Notes
Window.scrollTo()
is effectively the same as this method. For relative
scrolling, see Window.scrollBy()
, Window.scrollByLines()
,
and Window.scrollByPages()
.
For scrolling elements, see Element.scrollTop
and
Element.scrollLeft
.
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
CSS Object Model (CSSOM) View Module The definition of 'window.scroll()' in that specification. |
Working Draft | Initial definition. |
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