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Check when an element comes into view (jQuery)
function isOnScreen(elem) {
// if the element doesn't exist, abort
if( elem.length == 0 ) {
return;
}
var $window = jQuery(window)
var viewport_top = $window.scrollTop()
var viewport_height = $window.height()
var viewport_bottom = viewport_top + viewport_height
var $elem = jQuery(elem)
var top = $elem.offset().top
var height = $elem.height()
var bottom = top + height
return (top >= viewport_top && top < viewport_bottom) ||
(bottom > viewport_top && bottom <= viewport_bottom) ||
(height > viewport_height && top <= viewport_top && bottom >= viewport_bottom)
}
jQuery( document ).ready( function() {
window.addEventListener('scroll', function(e) {
if( isOnScreen( jQuery( '.shipping-logos' ) ) ) { /* Pass element id/class you want to check */
alert( 'The specified container is in view.' );
}
});
});
@moe-brmg
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great work!
Although with
var top = $elem.offset().top
im getting an error!
I changed it to:
var top = $elem[0].offsetTop;
and it works perfectly now!

@WouterStulp
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Is it possible to track where the element is in the viewport?

@doroness
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doroness commented May 6, 2021

Thanks!

@athar22
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athar22 commented Jul 6, 2021

why it works for one element only?

@Chukwunonso-Iyitor
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Awesome

@nikhilcb
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nikhilcb commented May 9, 2022

cant make it work for multiple elements with same class with .each()

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