Javascript - How to make scrollbar only visible when you move your mouse inside respective div

Question

So What I want to do is only show a scrollbar for a div when the mouse pointer moves inside the div. If the mouse stops inside the div, the scrollbar should disappear. If the mouse pointer moves but is outside respective div, the scrollbar should not activate.

The actual code for this website is not written by me. I am just editing and making it aesthetically pleasing. I tried making it so that the scrollbar only appears when the pointer is inside the targeted div, but that was not good enough as I wanted it to disappear when the pointer lingers or stills. I checked on the web and forums but couldn't find a fitting answer. I am not too proficient in js, and that is the reason I am asking here for help.

This Answer ( Only show scrollbar when page scrolls in css ) does cover a lot of what I want, but I want to get the scrollbar to materialize when pointer moves, not when you scroll the page. Any help is greatly appreciated.

EDIT: After @FZs's comment, I think just adding a timer to hide the scrollbar should work, but any better solutions are most welcome. Also, help with designing the timer is also appreciated.

Answer 1

The code below acts as you have requested, it enables overflow-y: scroll; on the mousemove trigger, and disables it automatically after 3 seconds. I have used setTimeout to begin the countdown, adding each new countdown to an array and clearing it as necessary (so only the most recent is active).

There is some explanation if you run the snippet.

Let me know if you needed something else.

 // Create array for setTimeouts var timeouts = []; $(".hover-scroll").mousemove(function() { // Add class that enables scroll $(this).addClass("show-scroll"); // Clear all setTimeouts for (var i = 0; i < timeouts.length; i++) { clearTimeout(timeouts[i]); } // Start a new setTimeout to disable scoll after 3 seconds timeouts.push(setTimeout(hideScroll, 3000)); }); function hideScroll() { // Disable scroll in ALL divs with .hover-scroll $(".hover-scroll.show-scroll").removeClass("show-scroll"); }

 .hover-scroll { overflow: hidden; height: 50px; border: 5px solid red; padding: 4px; } .show-scroll { overflow-y: scroll; border-color: green; }

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