Angular Custom Scrollbar

Custom overlay-scrollbars with native scrolling mechanism for Angular, it also provides a cross-browser smooth scroll directive.

Installation

NPM

npm i ngx-scrollbar @angular/cdk

YARN

yarn add ngx-scrollbar @angular/cdk

Usage

Import NgScrollbarModule in your module

import { NgScrollbarModule } from 'ngx-scrollbar';

@NgModule({
  imports: [
    // ...
    NgScrollbarModule
  ]
})

In your template

<ng-scrollbar>
  <!-- Content -->
</ng-scrollbar>

Here is a stackblitz

Options

Scrollbar inputs

[trackX]: boolean

Horizontal scrollbar, default false
[trackY]: boolean

Vertical scrollbar, default true
[invertX]: boolean

Invert horizontal scrollbar position, default false
[invertY]: boolean

Invert vertical scrollbar position, default false
[visibility]: 'native' | 'hover' | 'always', default native

Configure when scrollbars should be shown.
- native: scrollbars are shown when content is scrollable.
- hover: scrollbars are shown when mouse is over the view port (and content is scrollable).
- always: scrollbars are always shown.
[autoUpdate]: boolean

Auto-update scrollbars on content changes, default: true
[viewClass]: string

Add custom class to the view, default: null
[barClass]: string

Add custom class to scrollbars, default: null
[thumbClass]: string

Add custom class to scrollbars' thumbnails, default: null
[compact]: boolean

Make scrollbars position appears over content, default: false
[disabled]: boolean

Disable the custom scrollbars and use the native ones instead, default: false
[scrollToDuration]: number

The smooth scroll duration when a scrollbar is clicked, default 400.
[disableOnBreakpoints]: Array of the CDK Breakpoints

Disable custom scrollbars on specific breakpoints, default: [Breakpoints.HandsetLandscape, Breakpoints.HandsetPortrait]

Because it is not possible to hide the native scrollbars on mobile browsers, the only solution is to fallback to the native scrollbars. To disable this option give it false value.

Scrollbar functions

To use NgScrollbar functions, you will need to get the component reference from the template. this can be done using the @ViewChild decorator, for example:

@ViewChild(NgScrollbar) scrollRef: NgScrollbar;

Example: Subscribe to NgScrollbar scroll event

@ViewChild(NgScrollbar) scrollbarRef: NgScrollbar;

ngAfterViewInit() {
  this.scrollbarRef.scrollable.elementScrolled().subscribe(e => console.log(e))
}

We use the property ScrollbarRef.scrollable to get the scroll event, See CdkScrollable API.

Note: in order to avoid hitting change detection for every scroll event, all of the events emitted from this stream will be run outside the Angular zone. If you need to update any data bindings as a result of a scroll event, you have to run the callback using NgZone.run.

This means that if you are using the scroll event to update the UI, you will need to use ngZone.

Example: Change header title on scroll event

@Component({
  selector: 'app-page-title',
  template: `
    <ng-scrollbar>
      <div class="page-title" [style.fontSize]="size$ | async">
        <h1>Hello World</h1>
      </div>   
      
      <div [innerHTML]="longScrollableText"></div>
    </ng-scrollbar>
  `
})
export class PageTitleComponent {

  // Stream that will update title font size on scroll down
  size$ = new Subject();

  // Unsubscriber for elementScrolled stream.
  unsubscriber$ = Subscription.EMPTY;

  // Get NgScrollbar reference
  @ViewChild(NgScrollbar) scrollbarRef: NgScrollbar;
  
  // long text that make ng-scrollbar scrollable
  longScrollableText = `...`
  
  constructor(private ngZone: NgZone) {
  }
  
  ngAfterViewInit() {
    // Subscribe to <ng-scrollbar> scroll event
    this.unsubscriber$ = this.scrollbarRef.scrollable.elementScrolled().pipe(
      map((e: any) => e.target.scrollTop > 50 ? '0.75em' : '1em'),
      tap((size: string) => this.ngZone.run(() => this.size$.next(size)))
    ).subscribe();
  }
  
  ngOnDestroy() {
    this.unsubscriber$.unsubscribe();
  }
}

Check out the example in this stackblitz

Scroll functions

All scroll functions return a cold observable that requires calling subscribe(), it will emits once scrolling is done and unsubscribe itself, no need to unsubscribe from the function manually.

Scroll to position

scrollRef.scrollTo(options: ScrollToOptions).subscribe()

Left: x position.
Top: y position.
Duration: time to reach position in milliseconds, default null.
EaseFunc: the easing function for the smooth scroll.

Scroll to element

scrollRef.scrollToElement(selector, offset?, duration?, easeFunc?).subscribe()

Selector: target element selector.
Offset: Set scroll offset, default 0.
Duration: time to reach position in milliseconds, default null.
EaseFunc: the easing function for the smooth scroll.

Scroll horizontally

scrollRef.scrollXTo(position, duration?, easeFunc?).subscribe()

Scroll vertically

scrollRef.scrollYTo(position, duration?, easeFunc?).subscribe()

Position: scrolling position on Y axis in pixels.
Duration: time to reach position in milliseconds, default null.
EaseFunc: the easing function for the smooth scroll.

Scroll to top

scrollRef.scrollToTop(duration?, easeFunc?).subscribe()

Scroll to bottom

scrollRef.scrollToBottom(duration?, easeFunc?).subscribe()

Scroll to left

scrollRef.scrollToLeft(duration?, easeFunc?).subscribe()

Scroll to right

scrollRef.scrollToRight(duration?, easeFunc?).subscribe()

Duration: time to reach position in milliseconds, default null.
EaseFunc: the easing function for the smooth scroll.

Scrolling examples

Scroll to top directly from the template

<ng-scrollbar #scrollbarRef>
  <!-- Content -->
</ng-scrollbar>

<button (click)="scrollbarRef.scrollToTop()">Go to top</button>

Scroll to a specific element

<ng-scrollbar #scrollbarRef>
  <div id="..."></div>
  <div id="..."></div>
  <div id="..."></div>
  <div id="usage"></div>
  <div id="..."></div>
</ng-scrollbar>

<button (click)="scrollbarRef.scrollToElement('#usage')">Usage Section</button>

Or using the @ViewChild decorator

@ViewChild(NgScrollbar) scrollRef: NgScrollbar;

scrollToUsageSection() {
  this.scrollRef.scrollToElement('#usage');
}

Scroll to top on route change

If you wrap the <router-outlet> with <ng-scrollbar>, you can scroll to top on route changes, like the following example:

export class AppComponent {

  @ViewChild(NgScrollbar) scrollRef: NgScrollbar;

  constructor(router: Router) {
    router.events.pipe(
      filter(event => event instanceof NavigationEnd)),
      filter(() => !!this.scrollRef)),
      tap((event: NavigationEnd) => this.scrollRef.scrollToTop())
    ).subscribe();
  }
}

Update scrollbars manually

NgScrollbar component updates properly, but in case something went wrong or you need to update the scrollbar manually, you can call the update method to fix it, e.g. myScrollbar.update().

Text area example:

Component({
  selector: 'text-area-example',
  template: `
    <ng-scrollbar>
      <textarea [(ngModel)]="text"></textarea>
    </ng-scrollbar>
  `
})
export class AppComponent implements OnInit {
   @ViewChild(NgScrollbar) textAreaScrollbar: NgScrollbar;

   setText(value: string) {
     this.text = value;
     // You might need to give a tiny delay before updating the scrollbar
     setTimeout(() => {
       this.textAreaScrollbar.update();
     }, 200);
   }
}

You can also automatically resize the <text-area> with the CDK Text-field.

<ng-scrollbar>
  <textarea cdkTextareaAutosize #autosize="cdkTextareaAutosize" [(ngModel)]="code"></textarea>
</ng-scrollbar>

@ViewChild(NgScrollbar) textAreaScrollbar: NgScrollbar;
@ViewChild(CdkTextareaAutosize) textareaAutosize: CdkTextareaAutosize;
  
setCode(code: string) {
  this.code = code;
  this.textareaAutosize.resizeToFitContent();
  setTimeout(() => {
    this.textAreaScrollbar.update();
  }, 200);
}

Styling

Since v3.4.0, you can customize the scrollbar styles from the following CSS variables

<ng-scrollbar class="my-scrollbar">
  <!-- content -->
</ng-scrollbar>

.my-scrollbar {
  --scrollbar-color: transparent;
  --scrollbar-container-color: transparent;
  --scrollbar-thumb-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
  --scrollbar-thumb-hover-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
  --scrollbar-border-radius: 4px;
  --scrollbar-size: 6px;
  --scrollbar-padding: 8px;
  --scroll-view-margin: 0;
  --scroll-view-color: transparent;
}

You can also use custom classes to override the styles

<ng-scrollbar barClass="scrollbar" thumbClass="scrollbar-thumbs">
  <!-- content -->
</ng-scrollbar>

::ng-deep {
  ng-scrollbar.scrollbar {
    background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
    border-radius: 4px;
  }
  ng-scrollbar.scrollbar-thumbs {
    background-color: rgba(161, 27, 27, 0.4);
    &:hover,
    &:active {
      background-color: rgba(161, 27, 27, 0.7);
    }
  }
}

Smooth Scroll

The [smoothScroll] directive allows you to scroll the host element smoothly using the scroll functions that works on cross-browser.

Since v3.0.0, The SmoothScrollModule has been added as an independent module, the scrollable element does not have to be <ng-scrollbar>.

import { SmoothScrollModule } from 'ngx-scrollbar';

@NgModule({
  imports: [
    // ...
    SmoothScrollModule
  ]
})

<div smoothScroll #scrollable class="scrollable-container}">
  <!-- child elements -->
</div>

<button (click)="scrollable.scrollToBottom(500)">Scroll to bottom</button>

See all Scroll Functions.

Subscribe to NgScrollbar scroll event

Virtual Scroll

Since v4.2.0, NgScrollbar has added support for virtual scrolling using the CdkVirtualScrollViewport

To use virtual scroll, you will need to add the ngScrollbarView directive along with smoothScroll directive on <CdkVirtualScrollViewport>.

Example:

<ng-scrollbar>
  <cdk-virtual-scroll-viewport ngScrollbarView smoothScroll itemSize="50">
    <div *cdkVirtualFor="let item of items">{{item}}</div>
  </cdk-virtual-scroll-viewport>
</ng-scrollbar>

Here is a stackblitz example

Development

This project uses the Angular CLI for building the library.

$ ng build ngx-scrollbar --prod

or

$ npm run build-lib

Issues

If you identify any errors in the library, or have an idea for an improvement, please open an issue.

Author

Murhaf Sousli Github, Twitter

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Angular Custom Scrollbar

Table of Contents

Installation

Usage

Options

Scrollbar inputs

Scrollbar functions

Scroll functions

Scroll to position

Scroll to element

Scroll horizontally

Scroll vertically

Scroll to top

Scroll to bottom

Scroll to left

Scroll to right

Scrolling examples

Scroll to top directly from the template

Scroll to a specific element

Scroll to top on route change

Update scrollbars manually

Styling

Smooth Scroll

Virtual Scroll

Development

Issues

Author

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Angular Custom Scrollbar

Table of Contents

Installation

Usage

Options

Scrollbar inputs

Scrollbar functions

Scroll functions

Scroll to position

Scroll to element

Scroll horizontally

Scroll vertically

Scroll to top

Scroll to bottom

Scroll to left

Scroll to right

Scrolling examples

Scroll to top directly from the template

Scroll to a specific element

Scroll to top on route change

Update scrollbars manually

Styling

Smooth Scroll

Virtual Scroll

Development

Issues

Author

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