Cross browser JavaScript (not jQuery…) scroll to top animation

Question

I\'m looking for a simple, cross-browser \"scroll to top\" animation I can apply to a link. I don\'t want to require a JS library such as jQuery/Moo, etc.

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Answer 1

I modified TimWolla's answer to use quadratic in-out easing ( a little smoother :). Here is an example in action: on jsFiddle. Easing functions are available here: Robert Penner's Easing functions

document.getElementsByTagName('button')[0].onclick = function () {
    scrollTo(document.body, 0, 1250);   
}

function scrollTo(element, to, duration) {
    var start = element.scrollTop,
        change = to - start,
        increment = 20;

    var animateScroll = function(elapsedTime) {        
        elapsedTime += increment;
        var position = easeInOut(elapsedTime, start, change, duration);                        
        element.scrollTop = position; 
        if (elapsedTime < duration) {
            setTimeout(function() {
                animateScroll(elapsedTime);
            }, increment);
        }
    };

    animateScroll(0);
}

function easeInOut(currentTime, start, change, duration) {
    currentTime /= duration / 2;
    if (currentTime < 1) {
        return change / 2 * currentTime * currentTime + start;
    }
    currentTime -= 1;
    return -change / 2 * (currentTime * (currentTime - 2) - 1) + start;
}