jQuery scrollLeft() Method
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31 Jul, 2024
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The scrollLeft() method is an inbuilt method in jQuery used to return or set the horizontal position of the scroll bar.
Syntax:
$(selector).scrollLeft(position)Parameters: This method accepts single parameter position which is optional. It is used to specify horizontal scrollbar position in pixels.
Return Value: This method returns the position of the scrollbar.
The below example illustrates the scrollLeft() method in jQuery.
Example 1:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>scrollLeft method</title>
<script src=
"https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js">
</script>
<!-- jQuery code to show the working of this method -->
<script>
$(document).ready(function () {
$("button").click(function () {
alert($("div").scrollLeft() + " px");
});
});
</script>
<style>
div {
border: 1px solid black;
width: 140px;
height: 120px;
overflow: auto
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<center>
<div>
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</div>
<br>
<!-- click on this button to get the position of the scrollbar -->
<button>Click Here!</button>
</center>
</body>
</html>
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<html>3
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<head>5
<title>scrollLeft method</title>6
<script src=7
"https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js">8
</script>9
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<!-- jQuery code to show the working of this method -->11
<script>12
$(document).ready(function () {13
$("button").click(function () {14
alert($("div").scrollLeft() + " px");15
});16
});17
</script>18
<style>19
div {20
border: 1px solid black;21
width: 140px;22
height: 120px;23
overflow: auto24
}25
</style>26
</head>27
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<body>29
<center>30
<div>31
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</div>36
<br>37
<!-- click on this button to get the position of the scrollbar -->38
<button>Click Here!</button>39
</center>40
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</body>42
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</html>Output:
Example 2:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>scrollLeft method</title>
<script src=
"https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js">
</script>
<!-- jQuery code to show the working of this method -->
<script>
$(document).ready(function () {
$("button").click(function () {
$("div").scrollLeft(100);
});
});
</script>
<style>
div {
border: 1px solid black;
width: 140px;
height: 120px;
overflow: auto
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<center>
<div>
welcome to GeeksforGeeks!. Welcome to GeeksforGeeks1.welcome
to GeeksforGeeks!. Welcome to GeeksforGeeks1. Welcome to
GeeksforGeeks!. Welcome to GeeksforGeeks!.welcome to
GeeksforGeeks!. Welcome to GeeksforGeeks1. Welcome to
GeeksforGeeks!.
</div>
<br>
<!-- click on this button to get the position
of the scrollbar -->
<button>Click Here!</button>
</center>
</body>
</html>
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1
2
<html>3
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<head>5
<title>scrollLeft method</title>6
<script src=7
"https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js">8
</script>9
10
<!-- jQuery code to show the working of this method -->11
<script>12
$(document).ready(function () {13
$("button").click(function () {14
$("div").scrollLeft(100);15
});16
});17
</script>18
<style>19
div {20
border: 1px solid black;21
width: 140px;22
height: 120px;23
overflow: auto24
}25
</style>26
</head>27
28
<body>29
<center>30
<div>31
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</div>37
<br>38
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<!-- click on this button to get the position40
of the scrollbar -->41
<button>Click Here!</button>42
</center>43
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</body>45
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</html>Output: After clicking on the button position shown by the arrow.
