React List - Scrolling

User Interaction

An end user can scroll the List with a swipe gesture and with the scrollbar. Although by default the swipe gesture is active for mobile devices and the scrollbar is active for desktops, you can force any or both of them to be used on all platforms. For this purpose, set the scrollByContent or scrollByThumb property to true.

App.js
  • import React from 'react';
  • import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css';
  • import List from 'devextreme-react/list';
  •  
  • export default function App() {
  • return (
  • <List ...
  • scrollByContent={true} {/* the swipe gesture on all platforms */}
  • scrollByThumb={true} {/* the scrollbar on all platforms */}
  • />
  • );
  • }

The List employs native scrolling on most platforms, except non-Mac desktops and devices. To employ native scrolling on all platforms without exception, assign true to the useNativeScrolling property. Note that if you assign false to this property, the List will simulate scrolling on all platforms.

App.js
  • import React from 'react';
  • import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css';
  • import List from 'devextreme-react/list';
  •  
  • export default function App() {
  • return (
  • <List ...
  • useNativeScrolling={true}
  • />
  • );
  • }

If simulated scrolling is used, you can specify when to show the scrollbar. For this purpose, use the showScrollbar property.

App.js
  • import React from 'react';
  • import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css';
  • import List from 'devextreme-react/list';
  •  
  • export default function App() {
  • return (
  • <List ...
  • useNativeScrolling={true}
  • showScrollbar="always" {/* or "onScroll" | "onHover" | "never" */}
  • />
  • );
  • }

On mobile devices, the user can pull the List to scroll it slightly further than its top or bottom boundary. Once the user releases the List, it bounces back to the boundary position. You can disable this effect using the bounceEnabled property.

App.js
  • import React from 'react';
  • import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css';
  • import List from 'devextreme-react/list';
  •  
  • export default function App() {
  • return (
  • <List ...
  • bounceEnabled={false}
  • />
  • );
  • }

If you want to disable scrolling completely, assign false to the scrollingEnabled property.

App.js
  • import React from 'react';
  • import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css';
  • import List from 'devextreme-react/list';
  •  
  • export default function App() {
  • return (
  • <List ...
  • scrollingEnabled={false}
  • />
  • );
  • }
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API

The following table gives an overview of scrolling-related methods exposed by the List.

Method Description
scrollHeight() Returns the height of the scrollable content in pixels.
scrollToItem(itemIndex) Scrolls the List to the item with a specific index.
scrollToItem(itemElement) Scrolls the List to a specific DOM node.
scrollTo(location) Scrolls the List to a location specified in pixels.
scrollBy(distance) Scrolls the List from the current location by a distance specified in pixels.
scrollTop() Returns a pixel-measured value that shows how far the List is scrolled from the top.

The following examples shows how to call these methods.

App.js
  • import React, { useRef } from 'react';
  • import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css';
  •  
  • import List from 'devextreme-react/list';
  • // ...
  • export default function App() {
  • const list = useRef(null);
  • const scrollToLastItem = () => {
  • const listItems = list.current.instance().option("items");
  • list.current.instance().scrollToItem(listItems.length-1);
  • // OR
  • // Find the DOM nodes of all items and scroll to the last node
  • const listItemNodes = document.getElementsByClassName("dx-list-item");
  • list.current.instance().scrollToItem(listItemNodes[listItemNodes.length-1]);
  • };
  • const scrollToLastGroup = () => {
  • const listItems = list.current.instance().option("items");
  • list.current.instance().scrollToItem({
  • group: listItems.length-1,
  • item: 0
  • });
  • // OR
  • // Find the DOM nodes of all groups and scroll to the last node
  • const listGroupNodes = document.getElementsByClassName("dx-list-group");
  • list.current.instance().scrollToItem(listGroupNodes[listGroupNodes.length-1]);
  • };
  • const getListHeight = () => {
  • return list.current.instance().scrollHeight();
  • };
  • const getScrolledDistanceFromTop = () => {
  • return list.current.instance().scrollTop();
  • };
  • const scrollTo = () => {
  • list.current.instance().scrollTo(200);
  • };
  • const scrollBy = () => {
  • list.current.instance().scrollBy(100);
  • };
  • return (
  • <List ...
  • ref={list}
  • />
  • );
  • }
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Events

To execute certain commands when the List is scrolled, handle the scroll event. If the event handling function is not going to be changed during the lifetime of the UI component, assign it to the onScroll property when you configure the UI component.

App.js
  • import React from 'react';
  • import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css';
  • import List from 'devextreme-react/list';
  •  
  • const onListScroll = (e) => {
  • const scrollOffset = e.scrollOffset.top;
  • const scrolledToTop = e.reachedTop;
  • const scrolledToBottom = e.reachedBottom;
  • // Handler of the "scroll" event
  • }
  •  
  • export default function App() {
  • return (
  • <List
  • onScroll={onListScroll}
  • />
  • );
  • }
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