How can I determine the direction of a jQuery scroll event?

Question

I\'m looking for something to this effect:

$(window).scroll(function(event){
   if (/* magic code*/ ){
       // upscroll code
   } else {
      // downscrol         


        

Answer 1

Use this to find the scroll direction. This is only to find the direction of the Vertical Scroll. Supports all cross browsers.

    var scrollableElement = document.getElementById('scrollableElement');

    scrollableElement.addEventListener('wheel', findScrollDirectionOtherBrowsers);

    function findScrollDirectionOtherBrowsers(event){
        var delta;

        if (event.wheelDelta){
            delta = event.wheelDelta;
        }else{
            delta = -1 * event.deltaY;
        }

        if (delta < 0){
            console.log("DOWN");
        }else if (delta > 0){
            console.log("UP");
        }

    }

Example