In this article, we will learn about the jQuery easy ticker plugin which acts like a news ticker having the facility of infinite list scrolls. It is highly customizable and flexible with a lot of features.
Download Link: https://github.com/vaakash/jquery-easy-ticker
Note: Download the "jquery.easy-ticker.js" pre-compiled file to include in the following codes for its working. Keep the library file in your working folder.
Example 1: The following code demonstrates the plugin with "up" and "down" buttons scrolling the ticker messages in up and down directions.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript" src=
"https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.5.1/jquery.min.js">
</script>
<script type="text/javascript" src=
"jquery.easy-ticker.js">
</script>
<style>
.myTicker {
border: 2px solid black;
width: 600px;
}
.myTicker ul {
padding: 0;
}
.myTicker li {
list-style: none;
border-bottom: 1px solid green;
padding: 10px;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h2 style="color:green">GeeksforGeeks</h2>
<strong> jQuery easy Ticker plugin</strong>
<br>
<p></p>
<button class="add">ADD</button>
<button class="up">UP</button>
<button class="down">DOWN</button>
<h2>Ticker 1</h2>
<div class="myTicker">
<ul>
<li> (Cascading Style Sheets) is a stylesheet
language used to design the webpage to make
it attractive. The reason for using this is
to simplify the process of making web pages
presentable. It allows you to apply styles to
web pages. More importantly, it enables you
to do this independent of the HTML that makes
up each web page.</li>
<li>Web technology</li>
<li>Web Technology refers to the various
tools and techniques that are utilized
in the process of communication between
different types of devices over the internet.
A web browser is used to access web pages.</li>
<li>HTML</li>
<li class="list-item">HTML stands for
HyperText Markup Language. It is used
to design web pages using a markup language.
It is the combination of Hypertext and
Markup language. Hypertext defines the
link between the web pages</li>
</ul>
</div>
<h2>Ticker 2</h2>
<div class="myTicker">
<ul>
<li> (Cascading Style Sheets) is a stylesheet
language used to design the webpage to make
it attractive. The reason for using this is
to simplify the process of making web pages
presentable. It allows you to apply styles
to web pages. More importantly, it enables
you to do this independent of the HTML that
makes up each web page.</li>
<li>Web technology</li>
<li>Web Technology refers to the various
tools and techniques that are utilized
in the process of communication between
different types of devices over the internet.
A web browser is used to access web pages.</li>
<li>HTML</li>
<li class="list-item">HTML stands for
HyperText Markup Language. It is used
to design web pages using a markup language.
It is the combination of Hypertext and
Markup language. Hypertext defines the
link between the web pages</li>
</ul>
</div>
<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready(function () {
$('.myTicker').easyTicker({
direction: 'up',
easing: 'swing',
speed: 'slow',
interval: 2000,
height: 'auto',
visible: 0,
mousePause: true,
controls: {
up: '.up',
down: '.down'
},
callbacks: {
before: function (ul, li) {
$(li).css('color', 'red');
},
after: function (ul, li) {
$(li).css('color', 'blue');
}
}
});
addVar = 1;
$('.add').click(function () {
$('.myTicker ul').append(
'<li>' + addVar + ':' + 'ADDED TEXT ' +
'As the placement season is back ' +
'GeeksforGeeks is here to help you ' +
'crack the interview</li>');
addVar++;
});
var ticker = $('.myTicker')
.easyTicker()
.data('easyTicker');
$('.up').click(function () {
ticker.up();
});
$('.down').click(function () {
ticker.down();
});
});
</script>
</body>
</html>
Output:
Example 2: The following code demonstrates the use of callback functions with default options, Developers can make custom changes as per the need.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript"
src=
"https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.5.1/jquery.min.js">
</script>
<script type="text/javascript"
src="jquery.easy-ticker.js">
</script>
<style>
.myTicker {
border: 2px solid black;
width: 600px;
}
.myTicker ul {
padding: 0;
}
.myTicker li {
list-style: none;
border-bottom: 1px solid green;
padding: 10px;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h2 style="color:green">GeeksforGeeks</h2>
<strong> jQuery easy Ticker plugin</strong>
<br>
<p></p>
<button class="add">ADD</button>
<button class="up">UP</button>
<button class="down">DOWN</button>
<h2>Ticker 1</h2>
<div class="myTicker">
<ul>
<li> (Cascading Style Sheets) is a stylesheet
language used to design the webpage to make
it attractive. The reason for using this is
to simplify the process of making web pages
presentable. It allows you to apply styles to
web pages. More importantly, it enables you
to do this independent of the HTML that makes
up each web page.</li>
<li>Web technology</li>
<li>Web Technology refers to the various
tools and techniques that are utilized
in the process of communication between
different types of devices over the internet.
A web browser is used to access web pages.</li>
<li>HTML</li>
<li class="list-item">HTML stands for
HyperText Markup Language. It is used
to design web pages using a markup language.
It is the combination of Hypertext and
Markup language. Hypertext defines the
link between the web pages</li>
</ul>
</div>
<h2>Ticker 2</h2>
<div class="myTicker">
<ul>
<li> (Cascading Style Sheets) is a stylesheet
language used to design the webpage to make
it attractive. The reason for using this is
to simplify the process of making web pages
presentable. It allows you to apply styles
to web pages. More importantly, it enables
you to do this independent of the HTML that
makes up each web page.</li>
<li>Web technology</li>
<li>Web Technology refers to the various
tools and techniques that are utilized
in the process of communication between
different types of devices over the internet.
A web browser is used to access web pages.</li>
<li>HTML</li>
<li class="list-item">HTML stands for
HyperText Markup Language. It is used
to design web pages using a markup language.
It is the combination of Hypertext and
Markup language. Hypertext defines the
link between the web pages</li>
</ul>
</div>
<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready(function () {
$('.myTicker').easyTicker({
direction: 'up',
easing: 'swing',
speed: 'slow',
interval: 2000,
height: 'auto',
visible: 0,
mousePause: true,
controls: {
up: '.up',
down: '.down'
},
callbacks: {
before: function (ul, li) {
$(li).css('color', 'red');
},
after: function (ul, li) {
$(li).css('color', 'blue');
}
}
});
addVar = 1;
$('.add').click(function () {
$('.myTicker ul').append(
'<li>' + addVar + ':' + 'ADDED TEXT ' +
'As the placement season is back ' +
'GeeksforGeeks is here to help you ' +
'crack the interview</li>'
);
addVar++;
});
var ticker = $('.myTicker')
.easyTicker()
.data('easyTicker');
$('.up').click(function () {
ticker.up();
});
$('.down').click(function () {
ticker.down();
});
});
</script>
</body>
</html>
Output:
