How can I check if a scrollbar is visible?

Question

Is it possible to check the overflow:auto of a div?

For example:

HTML

Answer 1

Here's an improved version of Evan's answer which seems to properly account for overflow logic.

            function element_scrollbars(node) {
                var element = $(node);
                var overflow_x = element.css("overflow-x");
                var overflow_y = element.css("overflow-y");
                var overflow = element.css("overflow");
                if (overflow_x == "undefined") overflow_x == "";
                if (overflow_y == "undefined") overflow_y == "";
                if (overflow == "undefined") overflow == "";
                if (overflow_x == "") overflow_x = overflow;
                if (overflow_y == "") overflow_y = overflow;
                var scrollbar_vertical = (
                    (overflow_y == "scroll")
                    || (
                        (
                            (overflow_y == "hidden")
                            || (overflow_y == "visible")
                        )
                        && (
                            (node.scrollHeight > node.clientHeight)
                        )
                    )
                );
                var scrollbar_horizontal = (
                    (overflow_x == "scroll")
                    || (
                        (
                            (overflow_x == "hidden")
                            || (overflow_x == "visible")
                        )
                        && (
                            (node.scrollWidth > node.clientWidth)
                        )
                    )
                );
                return {
                    vertical: scrollbar_vertical,
                    horizontal: scrollbar_horizontal
                };
            }