WheelEvent deltaY Property
Example
Return whether the user scrolls up or down:
  function myFunction(event) {
  var y = event.deltaY;
}
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Definition and Usage
The deltaY property returns a positive value 
when scrolling down, and a negative value when scrolling up, otherwise 0.
Note: This property is read-only.
Browser Support
| Property | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| deltaY | 31 | yes | 17 | Not supported | 18 | 
Syntax
 event.deltaY
Technical Details
| Return Value: | A Double, indicating the scrolling direction of the mouse wheel | 
|---|
Related Pages
HTML DOM reference: WheelEvent deltaX Property
More Examples
Example
Scroll inside a DIV to make it bigger/smaller:
  function myFunction(event) {
  var y = event.deltaY;
  var 
  currentSize = event.target.style.width;
  if (y > 0) {
    
  newSize = parseInt(currentSize) + 10;
  } else {
    
  newSize = parseInt(currentSize) - 10;
  }
  
  event.target.style.width = newSize + "px";
  event.target.style.height 
  = newSize + "px";
}
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