Causes the object to scroll into view, aligning it either at the top or bottom of the window.
Syntax
object.scrollIntoView( [bAlignToTop])
Parameters
bAlignToTop Optional. Boolean that specifies one of the following values: trueDefault. Scrolls the object so that top of the object is visible at the top of the window.falseScrolls the object so that the bottom of the object is visible at the bottom of the window.
false
Return Value
No return value.
Remarks
The scrollIntoView method is useful for immediately showing the user the result of some action without requiring the user to manually scroll through the document to find the result.Depending on the size of the given object and the current window, this method might not be able to put the item at the very top or very bottom, but will position the object as close to the requested position as possible.
The scrollIntoView method is useful for immediately showing the user the result of some action without requiring the user to manually scroll through the document to find the result.
Depending on the size of the given object and the current window, this method might not be able to put the item at the very top or very bottom, but will position the object as close to the requested position as possible.
Example
This example uses the scrollIntoView method to underline the content of the document's fifth paragraph and scroll it into view at the top of the window. var coll = document.all.tags("P"); if (coll.length >= 5) { coll(4).style.textDecoration = "underline"; coll(4).scrollIntoView(true); }
This example uses the scrollIntoView method to underline the content of the document's fifth paragraph and scroll it into view at the top of the window.
var coll = document.all.tags("P"); if (coll.length >= 5) { coll(4).style.textDecoration = "underline"; coll(4).scrollIntoView(true); }
Standards Information
There is no public standard that applies to this method.
Applies To
A, ADDRESS, APPLET, AREA, B, BIG, BLOCKQUOTE, BR, BUTTON, CAPTION, CENTER, CITE, CODE, COL, COLGROUP, COMMENT, controlRange, CUSTOM, DD, DFN, DIR, DIV, DL, DT, EM, EMBED, FIELDSET, FONT, FORM, hn, HR, I, IFRAME, IMG, INPUT type=button, INPUT type=checkbox, INPUT type=file, INPUT type=image, INPUT type=password, INPUT type=radio, INPUT type=reset, INPUT type=submit, INPUT type=text, KBD, LABEL, LEGEND, LI, LISTING, MAP, MARQUEE, MENU, NOBR, OBJECT, OL, P, PLAINTEXT, PRE, S, SAMP, SELECT, SMALL, SPAN, STRIKE, STRONG, SUB, SUP, TABLE, TBODY, TD, TEXTAREA, TextRange, TFOOT, TH, THEAD, TR, TT, U, UL, VAR, WBR, XMP, ControlRangeCollection Constructor, Element Constructor, TextRange Constructor
MSIE 7 automatically fires scrollIntoView after a move scrollTop by Script, ('pops-back' the last selection; eg. using the rovot right-button to yank the document; But note also that right-button can be scripted to Click-select, But-then right-button onmouseup may-be suppressed).MSIE 6 did not-automatically, until cursor was key-moved or selected, (MSIE 7 does also).
Nevertheless MSIE on-nudge resumes the rovot new right-button-selection-scroll-position;
(In summary, MSIE 7 is comparatively defective: for not staying-put onmouse[right]up,- unless you mouse-off the element: then, it stays-put ... but still-again you can left-click).[This is one of those features where we'd like "auto" and "center" to scroll-only-if-necessary...]