scrollPathIntoView

Summary

Scrolls the current path into view. See Notes.

Method of apis/canvas/CanvasRenderingContext2Dapis/canvas/CanvasRenderingContext2D

Syntax

var object = object.scrollPathIntoView();

Return Value

Returns an object of type DOM NodeDOM Node

Examples

<canvas id="myCanvas" width="300" height="150" style="border:1px solid blue;"></canvas>
<p>. . .</p>
<script>
var can=document.getElementById("myCanvas");
var ctxt=can.getContext("2d");
ctxt.rect(50,50,125,75);
ctxt.stroke();
ctxt.scrollPathIntoView();
</script>

Notes

scrollPathIntoView() is primarily intended for use in mobile applications, on devices with small screens. Using this method, developers can scroll into view the part of the canvas that is offscreen.

Related specifications

W3C HTML Canvas 2D Specification

W3C Candidate Recommendation

Attributions

• Microsoft Developer Network: Windows Internet Explorer API reference Article