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JS & DOM Reference

Overview

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Window scrollBy() Method

Window Object

Definition and Usage

The scrollBy() method scrolls the content by the specified number of pixels.

Note: For this method to work, the visible property of the window's scrollbar must be set to true!

Syntax

scrollBy(xnum,ynum)

Parameter	Description
xnum	Required. How many pixels to scroll by, along the x-axis (horizontal)
ynum	Required. How many pixels to scroll by, along the y-axis (vertical)

Browser Support

The ScrollBy() method is supported in all major browsers.

Example

Scroll the content by 100 pixels:

<html>
<head>
<script>
function scrollWindow()
 {
 window.scrollBy(100,100)
 }
</script>
</head>
<body>

<input type="button" onclick="scrollWindow()" value="Scroll">
SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL

</body>
</html>

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Window Object