How do you scroll an iframe from within using jquery?

Question

I'm using a shadowbox which generates an iframe to display product details on a page. Because the details page can be pretty long, the client would like a "More" button that scrolls the page down (apparently the scrollbar on the right of the iframe isn't enough).

Here's the code that I've tried in order to get the iframe to scroll:

$(document).ready(function()
{
$(".moreButton img").click(function() {
    scrollbottom();
});
});

function scrollbottom() {
var x = 250; // this number is a temporary placeholder
var t = 500;
$("iframe").animate({ scrollTop: x }, t);
}

I've also tried using body instead of iframe but to no avail. Any ideas? Thanks!

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered May 18 '10 at 15:36

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Like this: (Tested)

$("iframe").contents().children().animate({ scrollTop: x }, t);

answered May 18 '10 at 15:36

SLaks

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$('iframe').contents().animate({ scrollTop: x }, t); That doesn't seem to be working either. – Chris Stahl May 18 '10 at 15:46
@DavidReynolds: You're probably fighting SOP. What error do you get? – SLaks Dec 04 '15 at 16:16

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 30 '16 at 04:48

Create a function in the parent javascript like this:

function scrollToPoint(top) {
    $("html, body").animate({ scrollTop: top }, "slow")
}

and call that function within the iframe like this:

window.parent.scrollToPoint(top);

It should work in chrome, not tested in firefox yet

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Jan 30 '15 at 12:28

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In Chrome I had to specifically select the body element:

$('#my-iframe').contents().find('body').animate({scrollTop:90},500);

answered Jan 30 '15 at 12:28

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score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered May 18 '10 at 16:34

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This ended up working:

$('html,body').animate({ scrollTop: x }, t);

answered May 18 '10 at 16:34

Chris Stahl

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does above line solved your problem? i'm getting same issue but not able to resolve by above line – mack Jan 19 '13 at 11:46
Yes, that ended up working for me. The only advice I would give you is to make sure that the scope of your function is correct. If your code is in the iframe itself, remember that it won't automatically run like it would on a freshly loaded page. You'll have to invoke it from the parent frame. – Chris Stahl Jan 19 '13 at 16:05

How do you scroll an iframe from within using jquery?

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