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 have choose @akai version of @timwolla answer and added stopAnimation function in return, so before starting new animation, the old one can be stopped.

if ( this.stopAnimation )
    this.stopAnimation()

    this.stopAnimation = scrollTo( el, scrollDestination, 300 )


// definitions

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

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

    animateScroll(0);

    return stopAnimation

    function stopAnimation() {
        clearTimeout( timeOut )
    }
}

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;
}