2022 easy, readable, smooth scrolling ability, & won’t hurt your brain… use el.scrollIntoView()
scrollIntoView() has options you can pass it like scrollIntoView({behavior: 'smooth'}) to get smooth scrolling out of the box and does not require any external libraries.
Here is a fiddle.
methods: {
scrollToElement() {
const el = this.$refs.scrollToMe;
if (el) {
// Use el.scrollIntoView() to instantly scroll to the element
el.scrollIntoView({behavior: 'smooth'});
}
}
}
Then if you wanted to scroll to this element on page load you could call this method like this:
mounted() {
this.scrollToElement();
}
Else if you wanted to scroll to it on a button click or some other action you could call it the same way:
<button @click="scrollToElement">scroll to me</button>
The scroll works all the way down to IE 8. The smooth scroll effect does not work out of the box in IE or Safari. If needed there is a polyfill available for this here as @mostafaznv mentioned in the comments.