React : setting scrollTop property of div doesn't work












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I am new to react and currently I am trying to set the scrollTop property of a div to a desired number. Unfortunately, it doesn't work for me. See the code below:



class Testdiv extends React.Component {
constructor(props){
super(props);
this.divRef = React.createRef();
}
componentDidMount(){
this.divRef.current.scrollTop = 100;
}
render(){
return (
<div className="testDiv" ref={this.divRef}>
Hello World<br /><br /><br /><br />
Hello World!
</div>
);
}
}
ReactDOM.render(
<Testdiv />,
document.getElementById('root')
);


And the CSS:



.testDiv{
height: 500px;
overflow: auto;
}


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    I am new to react and currently I am trying to set the scrollTop property of a div to a desired number. Unfortunately, it doesn't work for me. See the code below:



    class Testdiv extends React.Component {
    constructor(props){
    super(props);
    this.divRef = React.createRef();
    }
    componentDidMount(){
    this.divRef.current.scrollTop = 100;
    }
    render(){
    return (
    <div className="testDiv" ref={this.divRef}>
    Hello World<br /><br /><br /><br />
    Hello World!
    </div>
    );
    }
    }
    ReactDOM.render(
    <Testdiv />,
    document.getElementById('root')
    );


    And the CSS:



    .testDiv{
    height: 500px;
    overflow: auto;
    }


    Here is the codeio pen for the respective code. P.S. I don't want to use Jquery. Thank you for the help.










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      I am new to react and currently I am trying to set the scrollTop property of a div to a desired number. Unfortunately, it doesn't work for me. See the code below:



      class Testdiv extends React.Component {
      constructor(props){
      super(props);
      this.divRef = React.createRef();
      }
      componentDidMount(){
      this.divRef.current.scrollTop = 100;
      }
      render(){
      return (
      <div className="testDiv" ref={this.divRef}>
      Hello World<br /><br /><br /><br />
      Hello World!
      </div>
      );
      }
      }
      ReactDOM.render(
      <Testdiv />,
      document.getElementById('root')
      );


      And the CSS:



      .testDiv{
      height: 500px;
      overflow: auto;
      }


      Here is the codeio pen for the respective code. P.S. I don't want to use Jquery. Thank you for the help.










      share|improve this question













      I am new to react and currently I am trying to set the scrollTop property of a div to a desired number. Unfortunately, it doesn't work for me. See the code below:



      class Testdiv extends React.Component {
      constructor(props){
      super(props);
      this.divRef = React.createRef();
      }
      componentDidMount(){
      this.divRef.current.scrollTop = 100;
      }
      render(){
      return (
      <div className="testDiv" ref={this.divRef}>
      Hello World<br /><br /><br /><br />
      Hello World!
      </div>
      );
      }
      }
      ReactDOM.render(
      <Testdiv />,
      document.getElementById('root')
      );


      And the CSS:



      .testDiv{
      height: 500px;
      overflow: auto;
      }


      Here is the codeio pen for the respective code. P.S. I don't want to use Jquery. Thank you for the help.







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      asked Nov 12 '18 at 15:05









      anwesh mohapatra

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          You have to make sure that the content of testDiv is higher than the container itself and set the overflow on the y axis to scroll.



          Example






          class Testdiv extends React.Component {
          divRef = React.createRef();

          componentDidMount() {
          setTimeout(() => {
          this.divRef.current.scrollTop = 1000;
          }, 1000);
          }

          render() {
          return (
          <div style={{ height: 200, overflowY: "scroll" }} ref={this.divRef}>
          Hello World
          <div style={{ height: 300 }} />
          Hello World!
          </div>
          );
          }
          }

          ReactDOM.render(<Testdiv />, document.getElementById("root"));

          <script src="https://unpkg.com/react@16.6.1/umd/react.production.min.js"></script>
          <script src="https://unpkg.com/react-dom@16.6.1/umd/react-dom.production.min.js"></script>

          <div id="root"></div>








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          • thank you, it's working. But I don't understand what you mean by "content of testDiv is higher than the container itself". Isn't testDiv the container?
            – anwesh mohapatra
            Nov 12 '18 at 15:29










          • @anweshmohapatra Great! The testDiv container in my example has a height of 200px, but the children of the testDiv container has a higher total height than that since one the the children is 300px in height.
            – Tholle
            Nov 12 '18 at 15:31





















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          This is a css/overflow issue, not a JS/React one. The problem is that the testDiv is not high enough for anything to happen. Set height: 30px on it and you'll see the difference: https://codepen.io/anon/pen/ZmBydZ






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            1














            You have to make sure that the content of testDiv is higher than the container itself and set the overflow on the y axis to scroll.



            Example






            class Testdiv extends React.Component {
            divRef = React.createRef();

            componentDidMount() {
            setTimeout(() => {
            this.divRef.current.scrollTop = 1000;
            }, 1000);
            }

            render() {
            return (
            <div style={{ height: 200, overflowY: "scroll" }} ref={this.divRef}>
            Hello World
            <div style={{ height: 300 }} />
            Hello World!
            </div>
            );
            }
            }

            ReactDOM.render(<Testdiv />, document.getElementById("root"));

            <script src="https://unpkg.com/react@16.6.1/umd/react.production.min.js"></script>
            <script src="https://unpkg.com/react-dom@16.6.1/umd/react-dom.production.min.js"></script>

            <div id="root"></div>








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            • thank you, it's working. But I don't understand what you mean by "content of testDiv is higher than the container itself". Isn't testDiv the container?
              – anwesh mohapatra
              Nov 12 '18 at 15:29










            • @anweshmohapatra Great! The testDiv container in my example has a height of 200px, but the children of the testDiv container has a higher total height than that since one the the children is 300px in height.
              – Tholle
              Nov 12 '18 at 15:31


















            1














            You have to make sure that the content of testDiv is higher than the container itself and set the overflow on the y axis to scroll.



            Example






            class Testdiv extends React.Component {
            divRef = React.createRef();

            componentDidMount() {
            setTimeout(() => {
            this.divRef.current.scrollTop = 1000;
            }, 1000);
            }

            render() {
            return (
            <div style={{ height: 200, overflowY: "scroll" }} ref={this.divRef}>
            Hello World
            <div style={{ height: 300 }} />
            Hello World!
            </div>
            );
            }
            }

            ReactDOM.render(<Testdiv />, document.getElementById("root"));

            <script src="https://unpkg.com/react@16.6.1/umd/react.production.min.js"></script>
            <script src="https://unpkg.com/react-dom@16.6.1/umd/react-dom.production.min.js"></script>

            <div id="root"></div>








            share|improve this answer





















            • thank you, it's working. But I don't understand what you mean by "content of testDiv is higher than the container itself". Isn't testDiv the container?
              – anwesh mohapatra
              Nov 12 '18 at 15:29










            • @anweshmohapatra Great! The testDiv container in my example has a height of 200px, but the children of the testDiv container has a higher total height than that since one the the children is 300px in height.
              – Tholle
              Nov 12 '18 at 15:31
















            1












            1








            1






            You have to make sure that the content of testDiv is higher than the container itself and set the overflow on the y axis to scroll.



            Example






            class Testdiv extends React.Component {
            divRef = React.createRef();

            componentDidMount() {
            setTimeout(() => {
            this.divRef.current.scrollTop = 1000;
            }, 1000);
            }

            render() {
            return (
            <div style={{ height: 200, overflowY: "scroll" }} ref={this.divRef}>
            Hello World
            <div style={{ height: 300 }} />
            Hello World!
            </div>
            );
            }
            }

            ReactDOM.render(<Testdiv />, document.getElementById("root"));

            <script src="https://unpkg.com/react@16.6.1/umd/react.production.min.js"></script>
            <script src="https://unpkg.com/react-dom@16.6.1/umd/react-dom.production.min.js"></script>

            <div id="root"></div>








            share|improve this answer












            You have to make sure that the content of testDiv is higher than the container itself and set the overflow on the y axis to scroll.



            Example






            class Testdiv extends React.Component {
            divRef = React.createRef();

            componentDidMount() {
            setTimeout(() => {
            this.divRef.current.scrollTop = 1000;
            }, 1000);
            }

            render() {
            return (
            <div style={{ height: 200, overflowY: "scroll" }} ref={this.divRef}>
            Hello World
            <div style={{ height: 300 }} />
            Hello World!
            </div>
            );
            }
            }

            ReactDOM.render(<Testdiv />, document.getElementById("root"));

            <script src="https://unpkg.com/react@16.6.1/umd/react.production.min.js"></script>
            <script src="https://unpkg.com/react-dom@16.6.1/umd/react-dom.production.min.js"></script>

            <div id="root"></div>








            class Testdiv extends React.Component {
            divRef = React.createRef();

            componentDidMount() {
            setTimeout(() => {
            this.divRef.current.scrollTop = 1000;
            }, 1000);
            }

            render() {
            return (
            <div style={{ height: 200, overflowY: "scroll" }} ref={this.divRef}>
            Hello World
            <div style={{ height: 300 }} />
            Hello World!
            </div>
            );
            }
            }

            ReactDOM.render(<Testdiv />, document.getElementById("root"));

            <script src="https://unpkg.com/react@16.6.1/umd/react.production.min.js"></script>
            <script src="https://unpkg.com/react-dom@16.6.1/umd/react-dom.production.min.js"></script>

            <div id="root"></div>





            class Testdiv extends React.Component {
            divRef = React.createRef();

            componentDidMount() {
            setTimeout(() => {
            this.divRef.current.scrollTop = 1000;
            }, 1000);
            }

            render() {
            return (
            <div style={{ height: 200, overflowY: "scroll" }} ref={this.divRef}>
            Hello World
            <div style={{ height: 300 }} />
            Hello World!
            </div>
            );
            }
            }

            ReactDOM.render(<Testdiv />, document.getElementById("root"));

            <script src="https://unpkg.com/react@16.6.1/umd/react.production.min.js"></script>
            <script src="https://unpkg.com/react-dom@16.6.1/umd/react-dom.production.min.js"></script>

            <div id="root"></div>






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            answered Nov 12 '18 at 15:16









            Tholle

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            • thank you, it's working. But I don't understand what you mean by "content of testDiv is higher than the container itself". Isn't testDiv the container?
              – anwesh mohapatra
              Nov 12 '18 at 15:29










            • @anweshmohapatra Great! The testDiv container in my example has a height of 200px, but the children of the testDiv container has a higher total height than that since one the the children is 300px in height.
              – Tholle
              Nov 12 '18 at 15:31




















            • thank you, it's working. But I don't understand what you mean by "content of testDiv is higher than the container itself". Isn't testDiv the container?
              – anwesh mohapatra
              Nov 12 '18 at 15:29










            • @anweshmohapatra Great! The testDiv container in my example has a height of 200px, but the children of the testDiv container has a higher total height than that since one the the children is 300px in height.
              – Tholle
              Nov 12 '18 at 15:31


















            thank you, it's working. But I don't understand what you mean by "content of testDiv is higher than the container itself". Isn't testDiv the container?
            – anwesh mohapatra
            Nov 12 '18 at 15:29




            thank you, it's working. But I don't understand what you mean by "content of testDiv is higher than the container itself". Isn't testDiv the container?
            – anwesh mohapatra
            Nov 12 '18 at 15:29












            @anweshmohapatra Great! The testDiv container in my example has a height of 200px, but the children of the testDiv container has a higher total height than that since one the the children is 300px in height.
            – Tholle
            Nov 12 '18 at 15:31






            @anweshmohapatra Great! The testDiv container in my example has a height of 200px, but the children of the testDiv container has a higher total height than that since one the the children is 300px in height.
            – Tholle
            Nov 12 '18 at 15:31















            2














            This is a css/overflow issue, not a JS/React one. The problem is that the testDiv is not high enough for anything to happen. Set height: 30px on it and you'll see the difference: https://codepen.io/anon/pen/ZmBydZ






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              2














              This is a css/overflow issue, not a JS/React one. The problem is that the testDiv is not high enough for anything to happen. Set height: 30px on it and you'll see the difference: https://codepen.io/anon/pen/ZmBydZ






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                This is a css/overflow issue, not a JS/React one. The problem is that the testDiv is not high enough for anything to happen. Set height: 30px on it and you'll see the difference: https://codepen.io/anon/pen/ZmBydZ






                share|improve this answer












                This is a css/overflow issue, not a JS/React one. The problem is that the testDiv is not high enough for anything to happen. Set height: 30px on it and you'll see the difference: https://codepen.io/anon/pen/ZmBydZ







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                answered Nov 12 '18 at 15:10









                Sergiu Paraschiv

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