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>
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>
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>
Output: After clicking on the button position shown by the arrow.
