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

This is an optimal solution for detecting the direction just when the user end scrolling.

var currentScrollTop = 0 ;

$(window).bind('scroll', function () {     

    scrollTop = $(this).scrollTop();

    clearTimeout($.data(this, 'scrollTimer'));
    $.data(this, 'scrollTimer', setTimeout(function() {

        if(scrollTop > currentScrollTop){
            // downscroll code
            $('.mfb-component--bl').addClass('mfbHide');
        }else{
            // upscroll code
            $('.mfb-component--bl').removeClass('mfbHide');
        }
        currentScrollTop = scrollTop;

    }, 250));

});