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Start jQuery animation when content in visible viewport [duplicate]

I'm loading elements via AJAX. Some of them are only visible if you scroll down the page. Is there any way I can know if an element is now in the visible part of the page?

This should do the trick:
function isScrolledIntoView(elem)
{
var docViewTop = $(window).scrollTop();
var docViewBottom = docViewTop + $(window).height();
var elemTop = $(elem).offset().top;
var elemBottom = elemTop + $(elem).height();
return ((elemBottom <= docViewBottom) && (elemTop >= docViewTop));
}
Simple Utility Function
This will allow you to call a utility function that accepts the element you're looking for and if you want the element to be fully in view or partially.
function Utils() {
}
Utils.prototype = {
constructor: Utils,
isElementInView: function (element, fullyInView) {
var pageTop = $(window).scrollTop();
var pageBottom = pageTop + $(window).height();
var elementTop = $(element).offset().top;
var elementBottom = elementTop + $(element).height();
if (fullyInView === true) {
return ((pageTop < elementTop) && (pageBottom > elementBottom));
} else {
return ((elementTop <= pageBottom) && (elementBottom >= pageTop));
}
}
};
var Utils = new Utils();
Usage
var isElementInView = Utils.isElementInView($('#flyout-left-container'), false);
if (isElementInView) {
console.log('in view');
} else {
console.log('out of view');
}

This answer in Vanilla:
function isScrolledIntoView(el) {
var rect = el.getBoundingClientRect();
var elemTop = rect.top;
var elemBottom = rect.bottom;
// Only completely visible elements return true:
var isVisible = (elemTop >= 0) && (elemBottom <= window.innerHeight);
// Partially visible elements return true:
//isVisible = elemTop < window.innerHeight && elemBottom >= 0;
return isVisible;
}

Using IntersectionObserver API
(native in modern browsers)
It's easy & efficient to determine if an element is visible in the viewport, or in any scrollable container, by using an observer.
The need to attach a scroll event and manually checking on the event callback is eliminated, which is more efficient:
// define an observer instance
var observer = new IntersectionObserver(onIntersection, {
root: null, // default is the viewport
threshold: .5 // percentage of target's visible area. Triggers "onIntersection"
})
// callback is called on intersection change
function onIntersection(entries, opts){
entries.forEach(entry =>
entry.target.classList.toggle('visible', entry.isIntersecting)
)
}
// Use the observer to observe an element
observer.observe( document.querySelector('.box') )
// To stop observing:
// observer.unobserve(entry.target)
span{ position:fixed; top:0; left:0; }
.box{ width:100px; height:100px; background:red; margin:1000px; transition:.75s; }
.box.visible{ background:green; border-radius:50%; }
<span>Scroll both Vertically & Horizontally...</span>
<div class='box'></div>
Supported by modern browsers, including mobile browsers. Not supported in IE - View browsers support table

Update: use IntersectionObserver
The best method I have found so far is the jQuery appear plugin. Works like a charm.
Mimics a custom "appear" event, which fires when an element scrolls into view or otherwise becomes visible to the user.
$('#foo').appear(function() {
$(this).text('Hello world');
});
This plugin can be used to prevent unnecessary requests for content that's hidden or outside the viewable area.

Here's my pure JavaScript solution that works if it's hidden inside a scrollable container too.
Demo here (try resizing the window too)
var visibleY = function(el){
var rect = el.getBoundingClientRect(), top = rect.top, height = rect.height,
el = el.parentNode
// Check if bottom of the element is off the page
if (rect.bottom < 0) return false
// Check its within the document viewport
if (top > document.documentElement.clientHeight) return false
do {
rect = el.getBoundingClientRect()
if (top <= rect.bottom === false) return false
// Check if the element is out of view due to a container scrolling
if ((top + height) <= rect.top) return false
el = el.parentNode
} while (el != document.body)
return true
};
EDIT 2016-03-26: I've updated the solution to account for scrolling past the element so it's hidden above the top of the scroll-able container.
EDIT 2018-10-08: Updated to handle when scrolled out of view above the screen.

Plain vanilla to check if element (el) is visible in scrollable div (holder)
function isElementVisible (el, holder) {
holder = holder || document.body
const { top, bottom, height } = el.getBoundingClientRect()
const holderRect = holder.getBoundingClientRect()
return top <= holderRect.top
? holderRect.top - top <= height
: bottom - holderRect.bottom <= height
}
Usage with jQuery:
var el = $('tr:last').get(0);
var holder = $('table').get(0);
var isVisible = isElementVisible(el, holder);

jQuery Waypoints plugin goes very nice here.
$('.entry').waypoint(function() {
alert('You have scrolled to an entry.');
});
There are some examples on the site of the plugin.

How about
function isInView(elem){
return $(elem).offset().top - $(window).scrollTop() < $(elem).height() ;
}
After that you can trigger whatever you want once the element is in view like this
$(window).scroll(function(){
if (isInView($('.classOfDivToCheck')))
//fire whatever you what
dothis();
})
That works for me just fine

Tweeked Scott Dowding's cool function for my requirement-
this is used for finding if the element has just scrolled into the screen i.e it's top edge .
function isScrolledIntoView(elem)
{
var docViewTop = $(window).scrollTop();
var docViewBottom = docViewTop + $(window).height();
var elemTop = $(elem).offset().top;
return ((elemTop <= docViewBottom) && (elemTop >= docViewTop));
}

WebResourcesDepot wrote a script to load while scrolling that uses jQuery some time ago. You can view their Live Demo Here. The beef of their functionality was this:
$(window).scroll(function(){
if ($(window).scrollTop() == $(document).height() - $(window).height()){
lastAddedLiveFunc();
}
});
function lastAddedLiveFunc() {
$('div#lastPostsLoader').html('<img src="images/bigLoader.gif">');
$.post("default.asp?action=getLastPosts&lastPostID="+$(".wrdLatest:last").attr("id"),
function(data){
if (data != "") {
$(".wrdLatest:last").after(data);
}
$('div#lastPostsLoader').empty();
});
};

Most answers here don't take into account that an element can also be hidden because it is scrolled out of view of a div, not only of the whole page.
To cover that possibility, you basically have to check if the element is positioned inside the bounds of each of its parents.
This solution does exactly that:
function(element, percentX, percentY){
var tolerance = 0.01; //needed because the rects returned by getBoundingClientRect provide the position up to 10 decimals
if(percentX == null){
percentX = 100;
}
if(percentY == null){
percentY = 100;
}
var elementRect = element.getBoundingClientRect();
var parentRects = [];
while(element.parentElement != null){
parentRects.push(element.parentElement.getBoundingClientRect());
element = element.parentElement;
}
var visibleInAllParents = parentRects.every(function(parentRect){
var visiblePixelX = Math.min(elementRect.right, parentRect.right) - Math.max(elementRect.left, parentRect.left);
var visiblePixelY = Math.min(elementRect.bottom, parentRect.bottom) - Math.max(elementRect.top, parentRect.top);
var visiblePercentageX = visiblePixelX / elementRect.width * 100;
var visiblePercentageY = visiblePixelY / elementRect.height * 100;
return visiblePercentageX + tolerance > percentX && visiblePercentageY + tolerance > percentY;
});
return visibleInAllParents;
};
It also lets you specify to what percentage it has to be visible in each direction.
It doesn't cover the possibility that it may be hidden due to other factors, like display: hidden.
This should work in all major browsers, since it only uses getBoundingClientRect. I personally tested it in Chrome and Internet Explorer 11.

isScrolledIntoView is a very needful function, so I tried it, it works for elements not heigher than the viewport, but if the element is bigger as the viewport it does not work. To fix this easily change the condition
return ((elemBottom <= docViewBottom) && (elemTop >= docViewTop));
to this:
return (docViewBottom >= elemTop && docViewTop <= elemBottom);
See demo here: http://jsfiddle.net/RRSmQ/

This considers any padding, border or margin the element has as well as elements larger than the viewport itself.
function inViewport($ele) {
var lBound = $(window).scrollTop(),
uBound = lBound + $(window).height(),
top = $ele.offset().top,
bottom = top + $ele.outerHeight(true);
return (top > lBound && top < uBound)
|| (bottom > lBound && bottom < uBound)
|| (lBound >= top && lBound <= bottom)
|| (uBound >= top && uBound <= bottom);
}
To call it use something like this:
var $myElement = $('#my-element'),
canUserSeeIt = inViewport($myElement);
console.log(canUserSeeIt); // true, if element is visible; false otherwise

Here is another solution:
<script type="text/javascript">
$.fn.is_on_screen = function(){
var win = $(window);
var viewport = {
top : win.scrollTop(),
left : win.scrollLeft()
};
viewport.right = viewport.left + win.width();
viewport.bottom = viewport.top + win.height();
var bounds = this.offset();
bounds.right = bounds.left + this.outerWidth();
bounds.bottom = bounds.top + this.outerHeight();
return (!(viewport.right < bounds.left || viewport.left > bounds.right || viewport.bottom < bounds.top || viewport.top > bounds.bottom));
};
if( $('.target').length > 0 ) { // if target element exists in DOM
if( $('.target').is_on_screen() ) { // if target element is visible on screen after DOM loaded
$('.log').html('<div class="alert alert-success">target element is visible on screen</div>'); // log info
} else {
$('.log').html('<div class="alert">target element is not visible on screen</div>'); // log info
}
}
$(window).on('scroll', function(){ // bind window scroll event
if( $('.target').length > 0 ) { // if target element exists in DOM
if( $('.target').is_on_screen() ) { // if target element is visible on screen after DOM loaded
$('.log').html('<div class="alert alert-success">target element is visible on screen</div>'); // log info
} else {
$('.log').html('<div class="alert">target element is not visible on screen</div>'); // log info
}
}
});
</script>
See it in JSFiddle

function isScrolledIntoView(elem) {
var docViewTop = $(window).scrollTop(),
docViewBottom = docViewTop + $(window).height(),
elemTop = $(elem).offset().top,
elemBottom = elemTop + $(elem).height();
//Is more than half of the element visible
return ((elemTop + ((elemBottom - elemTop)/2)) >= docViewTop && ((elemTop + ((elemBottom - elemTop)/2)) <= docViewBottom));
}

I needed to check visibility in elements inside scrollable DIV container
//p = DIV container scrollable
//e = element
function visible_in_container(p, e) {
var z = p.getBoundingClientRect();
var r = e.getBoundingClientRect();
// Check style visiblilty and off-limits
return e.style.opacity > 0 && e.style.display !== 'none' &&
e.style.visibility !== 'hidden' &&
!(r.top > z.bottom || r.bottom < z.top ||
r.left > z.right || r.right < z.left);
}

Building off of this great answer, you can simplify it a little further using ES2015+:
function isScrolledIntoView(el) {
const { top, bottom } = el.getBoundingClientRect()
return top >= 0 && bottom <= window.innerHeight
}
If you don't care about the top going out of the window and just care that the bottom has been viewed, this can be simplified to
function isSeen(el) {
return el.getBoundingClientRect().bottom <= window.innerHeight
}
or even the one-liner
const isSeen = el => el.getBoundingClientRect().bottom <= window.innerHeight

There is a plugin for jQuery called inview which adds a new "inview" event.
Here is some code for a jQuery plugin that doesn't use events:
$.extend($.expr[':'],{
inView: function(a) {
var st = (document.documentElement.scrollTop || document.body.scrollTop),
ot = $(a).offset().top,
wh = (window.innerHeight && window.innerHeight < $(window).height()) ? window.innerHeight : $(window).height();
return ot > st && ($(a).height() + ot) < (st + wh);
}
});
(function( $ ) {
$.fn.inView = function() {
var st = (document.documentElement.scrollTop || document.body.scrollTop),
ot = $(this).offset().top,
wh = (window.innerHeight && window.innerHeight < $(window).height()) ? window.innerHeight : $(window).height();
return ot > st && ($(this).height() + ot) < (st + wh);
};
})( jQuery );
I found this in a comment here ( http://remysharp.com/2009/01/26/element-in-view-event-plugin/ ) by a bloke called James

The easiest solution I found for this is Intersection Observer API:
var observer = new IntersectionObserver(function(entries) {
if(entries[0].isIntersecting === true)
console.log('Element has just become visible in screen');
}, { threshold: [0] });
observer.observe(document.querySelector("#main-container"));

I have such a method in my application, but it does not use jQuery:
/* Get the TOP position of a given element. */
function getPositionTop(element){
var offset = 0;
while(element) {
offset += element["offsetTop"];
element = element.offsetParent;
}
return offset;
}
/* Is a given element is visible or not? */
function isElementVisible(eltId) {
var elt = document.getElementById(eltId);
if (!elt) {
// Element not found.
return false;
}
// Get the top and bottom position of the given element.
var posTop = getPositionTop(elt);
var posBottom = posTop + elt.offsetHeight;
// Get the top and bottom position of the *visible* part of the window.
var visibleTop = document.body.scrollTop;
var visibleBottom = visibleTop + document.documentElement.offsetHeight;
return ((posBottom >= visibleTop) && (posTop <= visibleBottom));
}
Edit : This method works well for I.E. (at least version 6). Read the comments for compatibility with FF.

I prefer using jQuery expr
jQuery.extend(jQuery.expr[':'], {
inview: function (elem) {
var t = $(elem);
var offset = t.offset();
var win = $(window);
var winST = win.scrollTop();
var elHeight = t.outerHeight(true);
if ( offset.top > winST - elHeight && offset.top < winST + elHeight + win.height()) {
return true;
}
return false;
}
});
so you can use it this way
$(".my-elem:inview"); //returns only element that is in view
$(".my-elem").is(":inview"); //check if element is in view
$(".my-elem:inview").length; //check how many elements are in view
You can easly add such code inside scroll event function etc. to check it everytime user will scroll the view.

The Javascript code could be written as :
window.addEventListener('scroll', function() {
var element = document.querySelector('#main-container');
var position = element.getBoundingClientRect();
// checking whether fully visible
if(position.top >= 0 && position.bottom <= window.innerHeight) {
console.log('Element is fully visible in screen');
}
// checking for partial visibility
if(position.top < window.innerHeight && position.bottom >= 0) {
console.log('Element is partially visible in screen');
}
});
and in react js written as:
componentDidMount() {
window.addEventListener('scroll', this.isScrolledIntoView);
}
componentWillUnmount() {
window.removeEventListener('scroll', this.isScrolledIntoView);
}
isScrolledIntoView() {
var element = document.querySelector('.element');
var position = element.getBoundingClientRect();
// checking whether fully visible
if (position.top >= 0 && position.bottom <= window.innerHeight) {
console.log('Element is fully visible in screen');
}
// checking for partial visibility
if (position.top < window.innerHeight && position.bottom >= 0) {
console.log('Element is partially visible in screen');
}
}

If you want to tweak this for scrolling item within another div,
function isScrolledIntoView (elem, divID)
{
var docViewTop = $('#' + divID).scrollTop();
var docViewBottom = docViewTop + $('#' + divID).height();
var elemTop = $(elem).offset().top;
var elemBottom = elemTop + $(elem).height();
return ((elemBottom <= docViewBottom) && (elemTop >= docViewTop));
}

You can make use of jquery plugin "onScreen" to check if the element is in the current viewport when you scroll.
The plugin sets the ":onScreen" of the selector to true when the selector appears on the screen.
This is the link for the plugin which you can include in your project.
"http://benpickles.github.io/onScreen/jquery.onscreen.min.js"
You can try the below example which works for me.
$(document).scroll(function() {
if($("#div2").is(':onScreen')) {
console.log("Element appeared on Screen");
//do all your stuffs here when element is visible.
}
else {
console.log("Element not on Screen");
//do all your stuffs here when element is not visible.
}
});
HTML Code:
<div id="div1" style="width: 400px; height: 1000px; padding-top: 20px; position: relative; top: 45px"></div> <br>
<hr /> <br>
<div id="div2" style="width: 400px; height: 200px"></div>
CSS:
#div1 {
background-color: red;
}
#div2 {
background-color: green;
}

An example based off of this answer to check if an element is 75% visible (i.e. less than 25% of it is off of the screen).
function isScrolledIntoView(el) {
// check for 75% visible
var percentVisible = 0.75;
var elemTop = el.getBoundingClientRect().top;
var elemBottom = el.getBoundingClientRect().bottom;
var elemHeight = el.getBoundingClientRect().height;
var overhang = elemHeight * (1 - percentVisible);
var isVisible = (elemTop >= -overhang) && (elemBottom <= window.innerHeight + overhang);
return isVisible;
}

A more efficient version of this answer:
/**
* Is element within visible region of a scrollable container
* #param {HTMLElement} el - element to test
* #returns {boolean} true if within visible region, otherwise false
*/
function isScrolledIntoView(el) {
var rect = el.getBoundingClientRect();
return (rect.top >= 0) && (rect.bottom <= window.innerHeight);
}

Modified the accepted answer so that the element has to have it's display property set to something other than "none" to quality as visible.
function isScrolledIntoView(elem) {
var docViewTop = $(window).scrollTop();
var docViewBottom = docViewTop + $(window).height();
var elemTop = $(elem).offset().top;
var elemBottom = elemTop + $(elem).height();
var elemDisplayNotNone = $(elem).css("display") !== "none";
return ((elemBottom <= docViewBottom) && (elemTop >= docViewTop) && elemDisplayNotNone);
}

Here is a way to achieve the same thing using Mootools, in horizontal, vertical or both.
Element.implement({
inVerticalView: function (full) {
if (typeOf(full) === "null") {
full = true;
}
if (this.getStyle('display') === 'none') {
return false;
}
// Window Size and Scroll
var windowScroll = window.getScroll();
var windowSize = window.getSize();
// Element Size and Scroll
var elementPosition = this.getPosition();
var elementSize = this.getSize();
// Calculation Variables
var docViewTop = windowScroll.y;
var docViewBottom = docViewTop + windowSize.y;
var elemTop = elementPosition.y;
var elemBottom = elemTop + elementSize.y;
if (full) {
return ((elemBottom >= docViewTop) && (elemTop <= docViewBottom)
&& (elemBottom <= docViewBottom) && (elemTop >= docViewTop) );
} else {
return ((elemBottom <= docViewBottom) && (elemTop >= docViewTop));
}
},
inHorizontalView: function(full) {
if (typeOf(full) === "null") {
full = true;
}
if (this.getStyle('display') === 'none') {
return false;
}
// Window Size and Scroll
var windowScroll = window.getScroll();
var windowSize = window.getSize();
// Element Size and Scroll
var elementPosition = this.getPosition();
var elementSize = this.getSize();
// Calculation Variables
var docViewLeft = windowScroll.x;
var docViewRight = docViewLeft + windowSize.x;
var elemLeft = elementPosition.x;
var elemRight = elemLeft + elementSize.x;
if (full) {
return ((elemRight >= docViewLeft) && (elemLeft <= docViewRight)
&& (elemRight <= docViewRight) && (elemLeft >= docViewLeft) );
} else {
return ((elemRight <= docViewRight) && (elemLeft >= docViewLeft));
}
},
inView: function(full) {
return this.inHorizontalView(full) && this.inVerticalView(full);
}});

This method will return true if any part of the element is visible on the page. It worked better in my case and may help someone else.
function isOnScreen(element) {
var elementOffsetTop = element.offset().top;
var elementHeight = element.height();
var screenScrollTop = $(window).scrollTop();
var screenHeight = $(window).height();
var scrollIsAboveElement = elementOffsetTop + elementHeight - screenScrollTop >= 0;
var elementIsVisibleOnScreen = screenScrollTop + screenHeight - elementOffsetTop >= 0;
return scrollIsAboveElement && elementIsVisibleOnScreen;
}

There are over 30 answers to this question, and none of them use the amazingly simple, pure JS solution that I have been using. There is no need to load jQuery just to solve this, as many others are pushing.
In order to tell if the element is within the viewport, we must first determine the elements position within the body. We do not need to do this recursively as I once thought. Instead, we can use element.getBoundingClientRect().
pos = elem.getBoundingClientRect().top - document.body.getBoundingClientRect().top;
This value is the Y difference between the top of the object and the top of the body.
We then must tell if the element is within view. Most implementations ask if the full element is within the viewport, so this is what we shall cover.
First of all, the top position of the window is: window.scrollY.
We can get the bottom position of the window by adding the window's height to its top position:
var window_bottom_position = window.scrollY + window.innerHeight;
Lets create a simple function for getting the element's top position:
function getElementWindowTop(elem){
return elem && typeof elem.getBoundingClientRect === 'function' ? elem.getBoundingClientRect().top - document.body.getBoundingClientRect().top : 0;
}
This function will return the element's top position within the window or it will return 0 if you pass it something other than an element with the .getBoundingClientRect() method. This method has been around for a long time, so you shouldn't have to worry about your browser not supporting it.
Now, our element's top position is:
var element_top_position = getElementWindowTop(element);
And or element's bottom position is:
var element_bottom_position = element_top_position + element.clientHeight;
Now we can determine if the element is within the viewport by checking if the element's bottom position is lower than the viewport's top position and by checking if the element's top position is higher than the viewport's bottom position:
if(element_bottom_position >= window.scrollY
&& element_top_position <= window_bottom_position){
//element is in view
else
//element is not in view
From there, you can perform the logic to add or remove an in-view class on your element, which you can then handle later with transition effects in your CSS.
I am absolutely amazed that I did not find this solution anywhere else, but I do believe that this is the cleanest and most effective solution, and it doesn't require you to load jQuery!

Get the visible height of a div with jQuery

I need to retrieve the visible height of a div within a scrollable area. I consider myself pretty decent with jQuery, but this is completely throwing me off.
Let's say I've got a red div within a black wrapper:
In the graphic above, the jQuery function would return 248, the visible portion of the div.
Once the user scrolls past the top of the div, as in the above graphic, it would report 296.
Now, once the user has scrolled past the div, it would again report 248.
Obviously my numbers aren't going to be as consistent and clear as they are in this demo, or I'd just hard code for those numbers.
I have a bit of a theory:
Get the height of the window
Get the height of the div
Get the initial offset of the div from the top of the window
Get the offset as the user scrolls.
If the offset is positive, it means the top of the div is still visible.
if it's negative, the top of the div has been eclipsed by the window. At this point, the div could either be taking up the whole height of the window, or the bottom of the div could be showing
If the bottom of the div is showing, figure out the gap between it and the bottom of the window.
It seems pretty simple, but I just can't wrap my head around it. I'll take another crack tomorrow morning; I just figured some of you geniuses might be able to help.
Thanks!
UPDATE: I figured this out on my own, but looks like one of the answers below is more elegant, so I'll be using that instead. For the curious, here's what I came up with:
$(document).ready(function() {
var windowHeight = $(window).height();
var overviewHeight = $("#overview").height();
var overviewStaticTop = $("#overview").offset().top;
var overviewScrollTop = overviewStaticTop - $(window).scrollTop();
var overviewStaticBottom = overviewStaticTop + $("#overview").height();
var overviewScrollBottom = windowHeight - (overviewStaticBottom - $(window).scrollTop());
var visibleArea;
if ((overviewHeight + overviewScrollTop) < windowHeight) {
// alert("bottom is showing!");
visibleArea = windowHeight - overviewScrollBottom;
// alert(visibleArea);
} else {
if (overviewScrollTop < 0) {
// alert("is full height");
visibleArea = windowHeight;
// alert(visibleArea);
} else {
// alert("top is showing");
visibleArea = windowHeight - overviewScrollTop;
// alert(visibleArea);
}
}
});

Calculate the amount of px an element (height) is in viewport
Fiddle demo
This tiny function will return the amount of px an element is visible in the (vertical) Viewport:
function inViewport($el) {
var elH = $el.outerHeight(),
H = $(window).height(),
r = $el[0].getBoundingClientRect(), t=r.top, b=r.bottom;
return Math.max(0, t>0? Math.min(elH, H-t) : Math.min(b, H));
}
Use like:
$(window).on("scroll resize", function(){
console.log( inViewport($('#elementID')) ); // n px in viewport
});
that's it.
jQuery .inViewport() Plugin
jsFiddle demo
from the above you can extract the logic and create a plugin like this one:
/**
* inViewport jQuery plugin by Roko C.B.
* http://stackoverflow.com/a/26831113/383904
* Returns a callback function with an argument holding
* the current amount of px an element is visible in viewport
* (The min returned value is 0 (element outside of viewport)
*/
;(function($, win) {
$.fn.inViewport = function(cb) {
return this.each(function(i,el) {
function visPx(){
var elH = $(el).outerHeight(),
H = $(win).height(),
r = el.getBoundingClientRect(), t=r.top, b=r.bottom;
return cb.call(el, Math.max(0, t>0? Math.min(elH, H-t) : Math.min(b, H)));
}
visPx();
$(win).on("resize scroll", visPx);
});
};
}(jQuery, window));
Use like:
$("selector").inViewport(function(px) {
console.log( px ); // `px` represents the amount of visible height
if(px > 0) {
// do this if element enters the viewport // px > 0
}else{
// do that if element exits the viewport // px = 0
}
}); // Here you can chain other jQuery methods to your selector
your selectors will dynamically listen to window scroll and resize but also return the initial value on DOM ready trough the first callback function argument px.

Here is a quick and dirty concept. It basically compares the offset().top of the element to the top of the window, and the offset().top + height() to the bottom of the window:
function getVisible() {
var $el = $('#foo'),
scrollTop = $(this).scrollTop(),
scrollBot = scrollTop + $(this).height(),
elTop = $el.offset().top,
elBottom = elTop + $el.outerHeight(),
visibleTop = elTop < scrollTop ? scrollTop : elTop,
visibleBottom = elBottom > scrollBot ? scrollBot : elBottom;
$('#notification').text(`Visible height of div: ${visibleBottom - visibleTop}px`);
}
$(window).on('scroll resize', getVisible).trigger('scroll');
html,
body {
margin: 100px 0;
}
#foo {
height: 1000px;
background-color: #C00;
width: 200px;
margin: 0 auto;
}
#notification {
position: fixed;
top: 0;
left: 0;
}
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.6.0/jquery.min.js"></script>
<div id="foo"></div>
<div id="notification"></div>
The logic can be made more succinct if necessary, I've just declared separate variables for this example to make the calculation as clear as I can.

Here is a version of Rory's approach above, except written to function as a jQuery plugin. It may have more general applicability in that format. Great answer, Rory - thanks!
$.fn.visibleHeight = function() {
var elBottom, elTop, scrollBot, scrollTop, visibleBottom, visibleTop;
scrollTop = $(window).scrollTop();
scrollBot = scrollTop + $(window).height();
elTop = this.offset().top;
elBottom = elTop + this.outerHeight();
visibleTop = elTop < scrollTop ? scrollTop : elTop;
visibleBottom = elBottom > scrollBot ? scrollBot : elBottom;
return visibleBottom - visibleTop
}
Can be called with the following:
$("#myDiv").visibleHeight();
jsFiddle

Here is the improved code for jquery function visibleHeight: $("#myDiv").visibleHeight();
$.fn.visibleHeight = function() {
var elBottom, elTop, scrollBot, scrollTop, visibleBottom, visibleTop, height;
scrollTop = $(window).scrollTop();
scrollBot = scrollTop + $(window).height();
elTop = this.offset().top;
elBottom = elTop + this.outerHeight();
visibleTop = elTop < scrollTop ? scrollTop : elTop;
visibleBottom = elBottom > scrollBot ? scrollBot : elBottom;
height = visibleBottom - visibleTop;
return height > 0 ? height : 0;
}

Smooth scroll without the use of jQuery

I'm coding up a page where I only want to use raw JavaScript code for UI without any interference of plugins or frameworks.
And now I'm struggling with finding a way to scroll over the page smoothly without jQuery.

Native browser smooth scrolling in JavaScript is like this:
// scroll to specific values,
// same as window.scroll() method.
// for scrolling a particular distance, use window.scrollBy().
window.scroll({
top: 2500,
left: 0,
behavior: 'smooth'
});
// scroll certain amounts from current position
window.scrollBy({
top: 100, // negative value acceptable
left: 0,
behavior: 'smooth'
});
// scroll to a certain element
document.querySelector('.hello').scrollIntoView({
behavior: 'smooth'
});

Try this smooth scrolling demo, or an algorithm like:
Get the current top location using self.pageYOffset
Get the position of element till where you want to scroll to: element.offsetTop
Do a for loop to reach there, which will be quite fast or use a timer to do smooth scroll till that position using window.scrollTo
See also the other popular answer to this question.
Andrew Johnson's original code:
function currentYPosition() {
// Firefox, Chrome, Opera, Safari
if (self.pageYOffset) return self.pageYOffset;
// Internet Explorer 6 - standards mode
if (document.documentElement && document.documentElement.scrollTop)
return document.documentElement.scrollTop;
// Internet Explorer 6, 7 and 8
if (document.body.scrollTop) return document.body.scrollTop;
return 0;
}
function elmYPosition(eID) {
var elm = document.getElementById(eID);
var y = elm.offsetTop;
var node = elm;
while (node.offsetParent && node.offsetParent != document.body) {
node = node.offsetParent;
y += node.offsetTop;
} return y;
}
function smoothScroll(eID) {
var startY = currentYPosition();
var stopY = elmYPosition(eID);
var distance = stopY > startY ? stopY - startY : startY - stopY;
if (distance < 100) {
scrollTo(0, stopY); return;
}
var speed = Math.round(distance / 100);
if (speed >= 20) speed = 20;
var step = Math.round(distance / 25);
var leapY = stopY > startY ? startY + step : startY - step;
var timer = 0;
if (stopY > startY) {
for ( var i=startY; i<stopY; i+=step ) {
setTimeout("window.scrollTo(0, "+leapY+")", timer * speed);
leapY += step; if (leapY > stopY) leapY = stopY; timer++;
} return;
}
for ( var i=startY; i>stopY; i-=step ) {
setTimeout("window.scrollTo(0, "+leapY+")", timer * speed);
leapY -= step; if (leapY < stopY) leapY = stopY; timer++;
}
}
Related links:
https://www.sitepoint.com/smooth-scrolling-vanilla-javascript/
https://github.com/zengabor/zenscroll/blob/dist/zenscroll.js
https://github.com/cferdinandi/smooth-scroll/blob/master/src/js/smooth-scroll.js
https://github.com/alicelieutier/smoothScroll/blob/master/smoothscroll.js

Algorithm
Scrolling an element requires changing its scrollTop value over time. For a given point in time, calculate a new scrollTop value. To animate smoothly, interpolate using a smooth-step algorithm.
Calculate scrollTop as follows:
var point = smooth_step(start_time, end_time, now);
var scrollTop = Math.round(start_top + (distance * point));
Where:
start_time is the time the animation started;
end_time is when the animation will end (start_time + duration);
start_top is the scrollTop value at the beginning; and
distance is the difference between the desired end value and the start value (target - start_top).
A robust solution should detect when animating is interrupted, and more. Read my post about Smooth Scrolling without jQuery for details.
Demo
See the JSFiddle.
Implementation
The code:
/**
Smoothly scroll element to the given target (element.scrollTop)
for the given duration
Returns a promise that's fulfilled when done, or rejected if
interrupted
*/
var smooth_scroll_to = function(element, target, duration) {
target = Math.round(target);
duration = Math.round(duration);
if (duration < 0) {
return Promise.reject("bad duration");
}
if (duration === 0) {
element.scrollTop = target;
return Promise.resolve();
}
var start_time = Date.now();
var end_time = start_time + duration;
var start_top = element.scrollTop;
var distance = target - start_top;
// based on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoothstep
var smooth_step = function(start, end, point) {
if(point <= start) { return 0; }
if(point >= end) { return 1; }
var x = (point - start) / (end - start); // interpolation
return x*x*(3 - 2*x);
}
return new Promise(function(resolve, reject) {
// This is to keep track of where the element's scrollTop is
// supposed to be, based on what we're doing
var previous_top = element.scrollTop;
// This is like a think function from a game loop
var scroll_frame = function() {
if(element.scrollTop != previous_top) {
reject("interrupted");
return;
}
// set the scrollTop for this frame
var now = Date.now();
var point = smooth_step(start_time, end_time, now);
var frameTop = Math.round(start_top + (distance * point));
element.scrollTop = frameTop;
// check if we're done!
if(now >= end_time) {
resolve();
return;
}
// If we were supposed to scroll but didn't, then we
// probably hit the limit, so consider it done; not
// interrupted.
if(element.scrollTop === previous_top
&& element.scrollTop !== frameTop) {
resolve();
return;
}
previous_top = element.scrollTop;
// schedule next frame for execution
setTimeout(scroll_frame, 0);
}
// boostrap the animation process
setTimeout(scroll_frame, 0);
});
}

You can use the new Scroll Behaviour CSS Property.
for example, add the below line to your CSS.
html{
scroll-behavior:smooth;
}
and this will result in a native smooth scrolling feature.
see demo here
All modern browsers support the scroll-behavior property.
Read More about Scroll behavior

I've made an example without jQuery here : http://codepen.io/sorinnn/pen/ovzdq
/**
by Nemes Ioan Sorin - not an jQuery big fan
therefore this script is for those who love the old clean coding style
#id = the id of the element who need to bring into view
Note : this demo scrolls about 12.700 pixels from Link1 to Link3
*/
(function()
{
window.setTimeout = window.setTimeout; //
})();
var smoothScr = {
iterr : 30, // set timeout miliseconds ..decreased with 1ms for each iteration
tm : null, //timeout local variable
stopShow: function()
{
clearTimeout(this.tm); // stopp the timeout
this.iterr = 30; // reset milisec iterator to original value
},
getRealTop : function (el) // helper function instead of jQuery
{
var elm = el;
var realTop = 0;
do
{
realTop += elm.offsetTop;
elm = elm.offsetParent;
}
while(elm);
return realTop;
},
getPageScroll : function() // helper function instead of jQuery
{
var pgYoff = window.pageYOffset || document.body.scrollTop || document.documentElement.scrollTop;
return pgYoff;
},
anim : function (id) // the main func
{
this.stopShow(); // for click on another button or link
var eOff, pOff, tOff, scrVal, pos, dir, step;
eOff = document.getElementById(id).offsetTop; // element offsetTop
tOff = this.getRealTop(document.getElementById(id).parentNode); // terminus point
pOff = this.getPageScroll(); // page offsetTop
if (pOff === null || isNaN(pOff) || pOff === 'undefined') pOff = 0;
scrVal = eOff - pOff; // actual scroll value;
if (scrVal > tOff)
{
pos = (eOff - tOff - pOff);
dir = 1;
}
if (scrVal < tOff)
{
pos = (pOff + tOff) - eOff;
dir = -1;
}
if(scrVal !== tOff)
{
step = ~~((pos / 4) +1) * dir;
if(this.iterr > 1) this.iterr -= 1;
else this.itter = 0; // decrease the timeout timer value but not below 0
window.scrollBy(0, step);
this.tm = window.setTimeout(function()
{
smoothScr.anim(id);
}, this.iterr);
}
if(scrVal === tOff)
{
this.stopShow(); // reset function values
return;
}
}
}

Modern browsers has support for CSS "scroll-behavior: smooth" property. So, we even don't need any Javascript at all for this. Just add this for the "html" element, and use usual anchors and links.
scroll-behavior MDN docs

I recently set out to solve this problem in a situation where jQuery wasn't an option, so I'm logging my solution here just for posterity.
var scroll = (function() {
var elementPosition = function(a) {
return function() {
return a.getBoundingClientRect().top;
};
};
var scrolling = function( elementID ) {
var el = document.getElementById( elementID ),
elPos = elementPosition( el ),
duration = 400,
increment = Math.round( Math.abs( elPos() )/40 ),
time = Math.round( duration/increment ),
prev = 0,
E;
function scroller() {
E = elPos();
if (E === prev) {
return;
} else {
prev = E;
}
increment = (E > -20 && E < 20) ? ((E > - 5 && E < 5) ? 1 : 5) : increment;
if (E > 1 || E < -1) {
if (E < 0) {
window.scrollBy( 0,-increment );
} else {
window.scrollBy( 0,increment );
}
setTimeout(scroller, time);
} else {
el.scrollTo( 0,0 );
}
}
scroller();
};
return {
To: scrolling
}
})();
/* usage */
scroll.To('elementID');
The scroll() function uses the Revealing Module Pattern to pass the target element's id to its scrolling() function, via scroll.To('id'), which sets the values used by the scroller() function.
Breakdown
In scrolling():
el : the target DOM object
elPos : returns a function via elememtPosition() which gives the position of the target element relative to the top of the page each time it's called.
duration : transition time in milliseconds.
increment : divides the starting position of the target element into 40 steps.
time : sets the timing of each step.
prev : the target element's previous position in scroller().
E : holds the target element's position in scroller().
The actual work is done by the scroller() function which continues to call itself (via setTimeout()) until the target element is at the top of the page or the page can scroll no more.
Each time scroller() is called it checks the current position of the target element (held in variable E) and if that is > 1 OR < -1 and if the page is still scrollable shifts the window by increment pixels - up or down depending if E is a positive or negative value. When E is neither > 1 OR < -1, or E === prev the function stops. I added the DOMElement.scrollTo() method on completion just to make sure the target element was bang on the top of the window (not that you'd notice it being out by a fraction of a pixel!).
The if statement on line 2 of scroller() checks to see if the page is scrolling (in cases where the target might be towards the bottom of the page and the page can scroll no further) by checking E against its previous position (prev).
The ternary condition below it reduce the increment value as E approaches zero. This stops the page overshooting one way and then bouncing back to overshoot the other, and then bouncing back to overshoot the other again, ping-pong style, to infinity and beyond.
If your page is more that c.4000px high you might want to increase the values in the ternary expression's first condition (here at +/-20) and/or the divisor which sets the increment value (here at 40).
Playing about with duration, the divisor which sets increment, and the values in the ternary condition of scroller() should allow you to tailor the function to suit your page.
JSFiddle
N.B.Tested in up-to-date versions of Firefox and Chrome on Lubuntu, and Firefox, Chrome and IE on Windows8.

I've made something like this.
I have no idea if its working in IE8.
Tested in IE9, Mozilla, Chrome, Edge.
function scroll(toElement, speed) {
var windowObject = window;
var windowPos = windowObject.pageYOffset;
var pointer = toElement.getAttribute('href').slice(1);
var elem = document.getElementById(pointer);
var elemOffset = elem.offsetTop;
var counter = setInterval(function() {
windowPos;
if (windowPos > elemOffset) { // from bottom to top
windowObject.scrollTo(0, windowPos);
windowPos -= speed;
if (windowPos <= elemOffset) { // scrolling until elemOffset is higher than scrollbar position, cancel interval and set scrollbar to element position
clearInterval(counter);
windowObject.scrollTo(0, elemOffset);
}
} else { // from top to bottom
windowObject.scrollTo(0, windowPos);
windowPos += speed;
if (windowPos >= elemOffset) { // scroll until scrollbar is lower than element, cancel interval and set scrollbar to element position
clearInterval(counter);
windowObject.scrollTo(0, elemOffset);
}
}
}, 1);
}
//call example
var navPointer = document.getElementsByClassName('nav__anchor');
for (i = 0; i < navPointer.length; i++) {
navPointer[i].addEventListener('click', function(e) {
scroll(this, 18);
e.preventDefault();
});
}
Description
pointer—get element and chceck if it has attribute "href" if yes,
get rid of "#"
elem—pointer variable without "#"
elemOffset—offset of "scroll to" element from the top of the page

You can use
document.querySelector('your-element').scrollIntoView({behavior: 'smooth'});
If you want to scroll top the top of the page, you can just place an empty element in the top, and smooth scroll to that one.

With using the following smooth scrolling is working fine:
html {
scroll-behavior: smooth;
}

<script>
var set = 0;
function animatescroll(x, y) {
if (set == 0) {
var val72 = 0;
var val73 = 0;
var setin = 0;
set = 1;
var interval = setInterval(function() {
if (setin == 0) {
val72++;
val73 += x / 1000;
if (val72 == 1000) {
val73 = 0;
interval = clearInterval(interval);
}
document.getElementById(y).scrollTop = val73;
}
}, 1);
}
}
</script>
x = scrollTop
y = id of the div that is used to scroll
Note:
For making the body to scroll give the body an ID.

Here is my solution. Works in most browsers
document.getElementById("scrollHere").scrollIntoView({behavior: "smooth"});
Docs
document.getElementById("end").scrollIntoView({behavior: "smooth"});
body {margin: 0px; display: block; height: 100%; background-image: linear-gradient(red, yellow);}
.start {display: block; margin: 100px 10px 1000px 0px;}
.end {display: block; margin: 0px 0px 100px 0px;}
<div class="start">Start</div>
<div class="end" id="end">End</div>

There are many different methods for smooth scrolling in JavaScript. The most common ones are listed below.
To scroll to a certain position in an exact amount of time, window.requestAnimationFrame can be put to use, calculating the appropriate current position each time. setTimeout can be used to a similar effect when requestAnimationFrame is not supported. (To scroll to a specific element with the function below, just set the position to element.offsetTop.)
/*
#param pos: the y-position to scroll to (in pixels)
#param time: the exact amount of time the scrolling will take (in milliseconds)
*/
function scrollToSmoothly(pos, time) {
var currentPos = window.pageYOffset;
var start = null;
if(time == null) time = 500;
pos = +pos, time = +time;
window.requestAnimationFrame(function step(currentTime) {
start = !start ? currentTime : start;
var progress = currentTime - start;
if (currentPos < pos) {
window.scrollTo(0, ((pos - currentPos) * progress / time) + currentPos);
} else {
window.scrollTo(0, currentPos - ((currentPos - pos) * progress / time));
}
if (progress < time) {
window.requestAnimationFrame(step);
} else {
window.scrollTo(0, pos);
}
});
}
Demo:
/*
#param time: the exact amount of time the scrolling will take (in milliseconds)
#param pos: the y-position to scroll to (in pixels)
*/
function scrollToSmoothly(pos, time) {
var currentPos = window.pageYOffset;
var start = null;
if(time == null) time = 500;
pos = +pos, time = +time;
window.requestAnimationFrame(function step(currentTime) {
start = !start ? currentTime : start;
var progress = currentTime - start;
if (currentPos < pos) {
window.scrollTo(0, ((pos - currentPos) * progress / time) + currentPos);
} else {
window.scrollTo(0, currentPos - ((currentPos - pos) * progress / time));
}
if (progress < time) {
window.requestAnimationFrame(step);
} else {
window.scrollTo(0, pos);
}
});
}
<button onClick="scrollToSmoothly(document.querySelector('div').offsetTop, 300)">
Scroll To Div (300ms)
</button>
<button onClick="scrollToSmoothly(document.querySelector('div').offsetTop, 200)">
Scroll To Div (200ms)
</button>
<button onClick="scrollToSmoothly(document.querySelector('div').offsetTop, 100)">
Scroll To Div (100ms)
</button>
<button onClick="scrollToSmoothly(document.querySelector('div').offsetTop, 50)">
Scroll To Div (50ms)
</button>
<button onClick="scrollToSmoothly(document.querySelector('div').offsetTop, 1000)">
Scroll To Div (1000ms)
</button>
<div style="margin: 500px 0px;">
DIV<p/>
<button onClick="scrollToSmoothly(0, 500)">
Back To Top
</button>
<button onClick="scrollToSmoothly(document.body.scrollHeight)">
Scroll To Bottom
</button>
</div>
<div style="margin: 500px 0px;">
</div>
<button style="margin-top: 100px;" onClick="scrollToSmoothly(500, 3000)">
Scroll To y-position 500px (3000ms)
</button>
For more complex cases, the SmoothScroll.js library can be used, which handles smooth scrolling both vertically and horizontally, scrolling inside other container elements, different easing behaviors, scrolling relatively from the current position, and more.
var easings = document.getElementById("easings");
for(var key in smoothScroll.easing){
if(smoothScroll.easing.hasOwnProperty(key)){
var option = document.createElement('option');
option.text = option.value = key;
easings.add(option);
}
}
document.getElementById('to-bottom').addEventListener('click', function(e){
smoothScroll({yPos: 'end', easing: easings.value, duration: 2000});
});
document.getElementById('to-top').addEventListener('click', function(e){
smoothScroll({yPos: 'start', easing: easings.value, duration: 2000});
});
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/LieutenantPeacock/SmoothScroll#1.2.0/src/smoothscroll.min.js" integrity="sha384-UdJHYJK9eDBy7vML0TvJGlCpvrJhCuOPGTc7tHbA+jHEgCgjWpPbmMvmd/2bzdXU" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
<!-- Taken from one of the library examples -->
Easing: <select id="easings"></select>
<button id="to-bottom">Scroll To Bottom</button>
<br>
<button id="to-top" style="margin-top: 5000px;">Scroll To Top</button>
Alternatively, you can pass an options object to window.scroll which scrolls to a specific x and y position and window.scrollBy which scrolls a certain amount from the current position:
// Scroll to specific values
// scrollTo is the same
window.scroll({
top: 2500,
left: 0,
behavior: 'smooth'
});
// Scroll certain amounts from current position
window.scrollBy({
top: 100, // could be negative value
left: 0,
behavior: 'smooth'
});
Demo:
<button onClick="scrollToDiv()">Scroll To Element</button>
<div style="margin: 500px 0px;">Div</div>
<script>
function scrollToDiv(){
var elem = document.querySelector("div");
window.scroll({
top: elem.offsetTop,
left: 0,
behavior: 'smooth'
});
}
</script>
If you only need to scroll to an element, not a specific position in the document, you can use Element.scrollIntoView with behavior set to smooth.
document.getElementById("elemID").scrollIntoView({
behavior: 'smooth'
});
Demo:
<button onClick="scrollToDiv()">Scroll To Element</button>
<div id="myDiv" style="margin: 500px 0px;">Div</div>
<script>
function scrollToDiv(){
document.getElementById("myDiv").scrollIntoView({
behavior: 'smooth'
});
}
</script>
Modern browsers support the scroll-behavior CSS property, which can be used to make scrolling in the document smooth (without the need for JavaScript). Anchor tags can be used for this by giving the anchor tag a href of # plus the id of the element to scroll to). You can also set the scroll-behavior property for a specific container like a div to make its contents scroll smoothly.
Demo:
html, body{
scroll-behavior: smooth;
}
Scroll To Element
<div id="elem" style="margin: 500px 0px;">Div</div>

Here's my variation:
let MenuItem = function ( _menuItem ) {
// I had a sticky header, so its height had to be taken into account when scrolling
let _header = document.querySelector('.site-header');
let _scrollToBlock = function( e, menuItem ) {
let id = menuItem.getAttribute('href'), // the href attribute stores the id of the block to which the scroll will be
headerHeight = _header.offsetHeight; // determine the height of the header
id = id.replace(/#/, ''); // remove the # sign from the id block
let elem = document.getElementById( id ), // define the element to which we will scroll
top = elem.getBoundingClientRect().top + window.scrollY - headerHeight; // determine the height of the scroll
window.scroll({
top: top,
left: 0,
behavior: 'smooth'
});
},
_addEvents = function() {
_menuItem.addEventListener('click', function (e){
e.preventDefault(); // Disable redirect on click
_scrollToBlock(e, _menuItem);
});
},
_init = function() {
_addEvents();
};
_init();
};
// Initialize the class MenuItem to all links with class .menu__item
document.querySelectorAll('.menu__item').forEach( function(item) {
new MenuItem(item);
} );

Here's the code that worked for me.
`$('a[href*="#"]')
.not('[href="#"]')
.not('[href="#0"]')
.click(function(event) {
if (
location.pathname.replace(/^\//, '') == this.pathname.replace(/^\//, '')
&&
location.hostname == this.hostname
) {
var target = $(this.hash);
target = target.length ? target : $('[name=' + this.hash.slice(1) + ']');
if (target.length) {
event.preventDefault();
$('html, body').animate({
scrollTop: target.offset().top
}, 1000, function() {
var $target = $(target);
$target.focus();
if ($target.is(":focus")) {
return false;
} else {
$target.attr('tabindex','-1');
$target.focus();
};
});
}
}
});
`

Check if element is visible on screen [duplicate]

This question already has answers here:
Closed 11 years ago.
Possible Duplicate:
jQuery - Check if element is visible after scroling
I'm trying to determine if an element is visible on screen. In order to to this, I'm trying to find the element's vertical position using offsetTop, but the value returned is not correct. In this case, the element is not visible unless you scroll down. But despite of this, offsetTop returns a value of 618 when my screen height is 703, so according to offsetTop the element should be visible.
The code I'm using looks like this:
function posY(obj)
{
var curtop = 0;
if( obj.offsetParent )
{
while(1)
{
curtop += obj.offsetTop;
if( !obj.offsetParent )
{
break;
}
obj = obj.offsetParent;
}
} else if( obj.y )
{
curtop += obj.y;
}
return curtop;
}
Thank you in advance!

--- Shameless plug ---
I have added this function to a library I created
vanillajs-browser-helpers: https://github.com/Tokimon/vanillajs-browser-helpers/blob/master/inView.js
-------------------------------
Intersection Observer
In modern browsers you can use the IntersectionObserver which detects where an element is on the screen or compared to a parent.
The Intersection Observer API provides a way to asynchronously observe changes in the intersection of a target element with an ancestor element or with a top-level document's viewport.
Today I would probably lean toward this API if I need to detect and react to when an element has entered or exited the screen.
But for a quick test/lookup when you just want to verify if an emelemt is currently on screen I would go with the version just below using the getBoundingClientRect.
Using getBoundingClientRect
Short version
This is a lot shorter and should do it as well:
function checkVisible(elm) {
var rect = elm.getBoundingClientRect();
var viewHeight = Math.max(document.documentElement.clientHeight, window.innerHeight);
return !(rect.bottom < 0 || rect.top - viewHeight >= 0);
}
with a fiddle to prove it: http://jsfiddle.net/t2L274ty/1/
Longer version
And a version with threshold and mode included:
function checkVisible(elm, threshold, mode) {
threshold = threshold || 0;
mode = mode || 'visible';
var rect = elm.getBoundingClientRect();
var viewHeight = Math.max(document.documentElement.clientHeight, window.innerHeight);
var above = rect.bottom - threshold < 0;
var below = rect.top - viewHeight + threshold >= 0;
return mode === 'above' ? above : (mode === 'below' ? below : !above && !below);
}
and with a fiddle to prove it: http://jsfiddle.net/t2L274ty/2/
A more traditional way to do it
As BenM stated, you need to detect the height of the viewport + the scroll position to match up with your top position. The function you are using is ok and does the job, though its a bit more complex than it needs to be.
If you don't use jQuery then the script would be something like this:
function posY(elm) {
var test = elm, top = 0;
while(!!test && test.tagName.toLowerCase() !== "body") {
top += test.offsetTop;
test = test.offsetParent;
}
return top;
}
function viewPortHeight() {
var de = document.documentElement;
if(!!window.innerWidth)
{ return window.innerHeight; }
else if( de && !isNaN(de.clientHeight) )
{ return de.clientHeight; }
return 0;
}
function scrollY() {
if( window.pageYOffset ) { return window.pageYOffset; }
return Math.max(document.documentElement.scrollTop, document.body.scrollTop);
}
function checkvisible( elm ) {
var vpH = viewPortHeight(), // Viewport Height
st = scrollY(), // Scroll Top
y = posY(elm);
return (y > (vpH + st));
}
Using jQuery is a lot easier:
function checkVisible( elm, evalType ) {
evalType = evalType || "visible";
var vpH = $(window).height(), // Viewport Height
st = $(window).scrollTop(), // Scroll Top
y = $(elm).offset().top,
elementHeight = $(elm).height();
if (evalType === "visible") return ((y < (vpH + st)) && (y > (st - elementHeight)));
if (evalType === "above") return ((y < (vpH + st)));
}
This even offers a second parameter. With "visible" (or no second parameter) it strictly checks whether an element is on screen. If it is set to "above" it will return true when the element in question is on or above the screen.
See in action: http://jsfiddle.net/RJX5N/2/
I hope this answers your question.

Could you use jQuery, since it's cross-browser compatible?
function isOnScreen(element)
{
var curPos = element.offset();
var curTop = curPos.top;
var screenHeight = $(window).height();
return (curTop > screenHeight) ? false : true;
}
And then call the function using something like:
if(isOnScreen($('#myDivId'))) { /* Code here... */ };

scroll page so that element is visible

I've just tried prototype's scrollTo function and as the documentation states, it
Scrolls the window so that element
appears at the top of the viewport
I'd like a function that
only scrolls if the element is not entirely visible within the viewport
scrolls so that the element appears at the center of the viewport
does anyone know of such a function in prototype, scriptaculous or stand-alone?

I guess you need something like this (demo):
window.height
function getWindowHeight() {
var body = document.body;
var docEl = document.documentElement;
return window.innerHeight ||
(docEl && docEl.clientHeight) ||
(body && body.clientHeight) ||
0;
}
Scroll
function scrollElemToCenter(id, duration) {
var el = document.getElementById(id);
var winHeight = getWindowHeight();
var offsetTop = el.offsetTop;
if (offsetTop > winHeight) {
var y = offsetTop - (winHeight-el.offsetHeight)/2;
// wo animation: scrollTo(0, y);
scrollToAnim(y, duration);
}
}
Animation (optional, you can use script.aculo.us, etc.)
function interpolate(source,target,pos) { return (source+(target-source)*pos); }
function easing(pos) { return (-Math.cos(pos*Math.PI)/2) + 0.5; }
function scrollToAnim(targetTop, duration) {
duration || (duration = 1000);
var start = +new Date,
finish = start + duration,
startTop = getScrollRoot().scrollTop,
interval = setInterval(function(){
var now = +new Date,
pos = (now>finish) ? 1 : (now-start)/duration;
var y = interpolate(startTop, targetTop, easing(pos)) >> 0;
window.scrollTo(0, y);
if(now > finish) {
clearInterval(interval);
}
}, 10);
}
get scroll root
var getScrollRoot = (function() {
var SCROLL_ROOT;
return function() {
if (!SCROLL_ROOT) {
var bodyScrollTop = document.body.scrollTop;
var docElScrollTop = document.documentElement.scrollTop;
window.scrollBy(0, 1);
if (document.body.scrollTop != bodyScrollTop)
(SCROLL_ROOT = document.body);
else
(SCROLL_ROOT = document.documentElement);
window.scrollBy(0, -1);
}
return SCROLL_ROOT;
};
})();

Here is an alternative approach, that uses some of Prototype's built in functionality for working with the viewport and scroll dimensions...
function scrollToCenterOfElement(id){
// Cache element and property lookups...
var element = $(id);
var height = element.measure('height');
var top = element.cumulativeOffset().top;
var scroll = document.viewport.getScrollOffsets();
var dimensions = document.viewport.getDimensions();
// Checks to see if the top offset plus the height of the element is greater
// than the sum of the viewport height and vertical scroll offset, which means
// that the element has yet to be fully scrolled in to view, or if the
// top offset is smaller than the vertical scroll offset, which means the element
// has already been (at least partly) scrolled out of view..
if ((top + height > dimensions.height + scroll.top) || (top < dimensions.height + scroll.top)) {
// Scroll window to sum of top offset plus half the height of the element
// minus half of the viewport height, thus centering the element vertically.
window.scrollTo(0, top + (height / 2) - (dimensions.height / 2));
}
}
scrollToCenterOfElement('my-element');

My solution does not cover 100% of what is requested, but perhaps someone finds it useful.
/**
* Scroll container so that given element becomes visible. Features:
* <ol>
* <li>If element is already visible, then no action is taken.
* <li>If element is above view port, the viewport is scrolled upwards so that element becomes visible at the top.
* <li>If element is below view port, the viewport is scrolled downwards so that element becomes visible at the bottom.
* </ol>
*
* #param element
* optional string (selector) or jQuery object that controls the scrolling of the element
* #param options
* optional extra settings
* #param options.animationSpeed
* if defined, then scrolling is animated; determines time in milliseconds after which the element should
* be scrolled into viewport
* #param options.heightScale
* double number from 0 to 1; when scrolling the element from bottom sometimes it is desirable to scroll
* element close to the top; e.g. to scroll it to the center specify 0.5; to scroll it to the top specify 0
* #param options.complete
* function to be called after animation is completed; if there is no animation, the function is called straight away
*/
$.fn.scrollTo = function(element, options) {
options = options || {};
var elementTop = element.offset().top;
var containerTop = this.offset().top;
var newScrollTop = null;
if (elementTop < containerTop) {
// Scroll to the top:
newScrollTop = Math.round(this.scrollTop() + elementTop - containerTop);
} else {
// Scroll to the bottom:
var elementBottom = elementTop + element.outerHeight(true);
var containerHeight = this.height();
if (elementBottom > containerTop + containerHeight) {
if (options.heightScale != null) {
if (options.heightScale === 0) {
// This will effectively turn the formulae below into "elementTop - containerTop":
containerHeight = element.outerHeight(true);
} else {
containerHeight *= options.heightScale;
}
}
newScrollTop = Math.round(this.scrollTop() + elementBottom - containerTop - containerHeight);
}
}
if (newScrollTop !== null) {
if (options && options.animationSpeed) {
this.animate({
scrollTop : newScrollTop
}, {
"duration" : options.animationSpeed,
"complete" : options.complete
});
} else {
this.scrollTop(newScrollTop);
if ($.isFunction(options.complete)) {
options.complete();
}
}
} else {
if ($.isFunction(options.complete)) {
options.complete();
}
}
return this;
};
Demo