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HTML
<div class="container">
<div class="inner" data-index="0">Content goes here</div>
<div class="inner" data-index="1">Content goes here</div>
<div class="inner" data-index="2">Content goes here</div>
<div class="inner" data-index="3">Content goes here</div>
<div class="inner" data-index="4">Content goes here</div>
</div>
CSS
html, body {
height:100%;
padding:0;
margin:0;
}
.container {
height:500%;
width:100%;
padding:0;
}
.inner {
height:20%;
width:100%;
background-color:#fc3;
}
/* code will work for different height anchors
uncomment if you wanted to see it in action
.inner:nth-child(odd) {
height: 10%;
}
*/
JavaScript
// set to true to see the console.log debug info
var debug = false;
// setup default index of 0
var index = 0;
// setup scrolling flag
var scrolling = false;
// cache a few elements for reference
var win = $( window );
var body = $( 'body' );
var container = $( '.container' );
// setup a few more variables for future use
var lastTop = 0;
var current, offset;
// bind scroll event
win.on( 'scroll', function( ev ) {
// prevent the default event
ev.preventDefault();
// check to make sure we don't fire the scroll multiple times
if ( debug ) console.log( scrolling, 'scrolling' );
if ( scrolling ) return;
// set the scrolling flag to true
scrolling = true;
// run the update function
updateActive();
// clear the scrolling flag to allow the user to access the next element
setTimeout( function() { scrolling = false; }, 500 );
// update a few variables for the next interaction
current = container.find( '.inner[data-index='+index+']' );
offset = current.offset();
lastTop = offset.top;
// handle the animation
body.animate(
{ scrollTop : offset.top + 'px' }
);
});
function updateActive() {
// get the current top offset
var top = win.scrollTop();
// determine which direction we are scrolling
if ( top > lastTop ) {
// down
if ( debug ) console.log( 'scrolling down' );
// let make sure we aren't on the last element
if ( debug ) console.log( index, $( '.inner' ).length );
if ( index == $( '.inner' ).length - 1 ) {
if ( debug ) console.log( 'on last element, nothing to do' );
return;
}
// update index & top
if ( debug ) console.log( index, 'index before' );
index++;
if ( debug ) console.log( index, 'index after' );
lastTop = top;
} else {
// up
if ( debug ) console.log( 'scrolling up' );
//...