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 works in all pc or phones browsers, expanding on the top answers. One can build a more complex event object window["scroll_evt"] then call it in the handleScroll() function. This one triggers for 2 concurrent conditions, if certain delay has elapsed or certain delta is passed to eliminate some unwanted triggers.

window["scroll_evt"]={"delta":0,"delay":0,"direction":0,"time":Date.now(),"pos":$(window).scrollTop(),"min_delta":120,"min_delay":10};
$(window).scroll(function() {

    var currentScroll = $(this).scrollTop();
    var currentTime = Date.now();
    var boolRun=(window["scroll_evt"]["min_delay"]>0)?(Math.abs(currentTime - window["scroll_evt"]["time"])>window["scroll_evt"]["min_delay"]):false;
    boolRun = boolRun && ((window["scroll_evt"]["min_delta"]>0)?(Math.abs(currentScroll - window["scroll_evt"]["pos"])>window["scroll_evt"]["min_delta"]):false);
    if(boolRun){
        window["scroll_evt"]["delta"] = currentScroll - window["scroll_evt"]["pos"];
        window["scroll_evt"]["direction"] = window["scroll_evt"]["delta"]>0?'down':'up';
        window["scroll_evt"]["delay"] =currentTime - window["scroll_evt"]["time"];//in milisecs!!!
        window["scroll_evt"]["pos"] = currentScroll;
        window["scroll_evt"]["time"] = currentTime;
        handleScroll();
    }
});


function handleScroll(){
    event.stopPropagation();
    //alert(window["scroll_evt"]["direction"]);
    console.log(window["scroll_evt"]);
}