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Created April 16, 2020 20:27
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Custom React hook for listening to scroll events
/**
* useScroll React custom hook
* Usage:
* const { scrollX, scrollY, scrollDirection } = useScroll();
*/
import { useState, useEffect } from "react";
export function useScroll() {
const [lastScrollTop, setLastScrollTop] = useState(0);
const [bodyOffset, setBodyOffset] = useState(
document.body.getBoundingClientRect()
);
const [scrollY, setScrollY] = useState(bodyOffset.top);
const [scrollX, setScrollX] = useState(bodyOffset.left);
const [scrollDirection, setScrollDirection] = useState();
const listener = e => {
setBodyOffset(document.body.getBoundingClientRect());
setScrollY(-bodyOffset.top);
setScrollX(bodyOffset.left);
setScrollDirection(lastScrollTop > -bodyOffset.top ? "down" : "up");
setLastScrollTop(-bodyOffset.top);
};
useEffect(() => {
window.addEventListener("scroll", listener);
return () => {
window.removeEventListener("scroll", listener);
};
});
return {
scrollY,
scrollX,
scrollDirection
};
}
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