I am attempting to trigger a Knockout BindingHandler as a direct result of the document.body.scrolltop value being greater or equal to a particular value. I have attempted to create an observable based on a statement. Firstly, is this possible? Or should I be updating the boolean result as part of a computed?
scrollPosition: KnockoutObservable<boolean> = ko.observable(document.body.scrollTop >= 200)
I have also tried:
scrollPosition: KnockoutComputed<boolean> = ko.computed(() => {
if (document.body.scrollTop >= 100) {
return true;
}
else {
return false;
}
});
The rest of the relevant code is:
HTML
<a href="javascript:void(0);" id="topLink" data-bind="topScroll: scrollPosition"><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-stats"></i></a>
CSS
#topLink {
position: fixed;
bottom: 40px;
right: 40px;
background: rgba(72,72,72,1);
width: 50px;
height: 50px;
display: none;
text-decoration: none;
-webkit-border-radius: 35px;
-moz-border-radius: 35px;
border-radius: 35px;
-webkit-transition: all 0.3s linear;
-moz-transition: all 0.3s ease;
-ms-transition: all 0.3s ease;
-o-transition: all 0.3s ease;
transition: all 0.3s ease;
}
BindingHandler
ko.bindingHandlers.topScroll = {
update: function (element, valueAccessor) {
// This will be called once when the binding is first applied to an element,
// and again whenever any observables/computeds that are accessed change
// Update the DOM element based on the supplied values here.
var value = valueAccessor();
if (ko.unwrap(value)) {
$(element).css("display", "block");
}
}
};
My aim is to display the back to top style link once the topscroll is beyond a particular value. Could someone point out where I am going wrong please?
I've found a solution I'm happy with prior to seeing the answer here from Jeroen. I have passed a fixed true to the BindingHandler data-bind.
<a href="javascript:void(0);" id="topLink" data-bind="topScroll: true"><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-stats"></i></a>
And then amended the BindingHandler to the following...
ko.bindingHandlers.topScroll = {
init: function(element, valueAccessor, allBindings, viewModel, bindingContext) {
// This will be called when the binding is first applied to an element
// Set up any initial state, event handlers, etc. here
$(window).scroll(function() {
if ($(this).scrollTop() >= 150) { // If page is scrolled more than 150px
$(element).css("display", "block"); // show the arrow
} else {
$(element).css("display", "none"); // don't show the arrow
}
});
$(element).click(function () { // When arrow is clicked
$('body,html').animate({
scrollTop: 0 // Scroll to top of body
}, 'slow');
});
}
};