How does jQuery.scrollLeft() work?


The scrollLeft( ) method gets the scroll left offset of the first matched element. This method works for both visible and hidden elements.

Example

You can try to run the following code to learn how to work with jQuery.scrollLeft() method:

Live Demo

<html>
   <head>
   
      <title>jQuery scrollLeft() method</title>
      <script src = "https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.3/jquery.min.js"></script>
       
      <script>
         $(document).ready(function(){
            $("div.demo").scrollLeft( 200 );
               
            $("div.demo").mousemove(function () {
               var left = $("div.demo").scrollLeft();
               $("#result").html("left offset: <span>" + left + "</span>.");
            });
         });
      </script>
       
      <style>
         div.demo {
            background:#CCCCCC none repeat scroll 0 0;
            border:3px solid #666666;
            margin:5px;
            padding:5px;
            position:relative;
            width:200px;
            height:100px;
            overflow:auto;
         }
         
         div.result {
            margin:10px;
            width:100px;
            height:100px;
            margin:5px;
            float:left;
            background-color:blue;
         }
         
         p {
            margin:10px;
            padding:5px;
            border:2px solid #666;
            width:1000px;
            height:1000px;
         }
      </style>
       
   </head>
   
   <body>
      <div class = "demo"><p>Hello</p></div>
      <span>Scroll horizontal button to see the result:</span>
      <div class = "result"><span id = "result"></span></div>
   </body>
</html>

Updated on: 10-Dec-2019

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