I have links as follows:
www.foo.com/#my_hash
The problem is, is that when the user input this, the hash is not scrolled to / accessed. My temporary work around was to use a custom method, which waits 4 seconds to manually scroll.
client.scrollToHash = function(delay = 0, offset = 0) {
window.setTimeout(() => {
const hash = document.location.hash.slice(1);
if(!hash) {
return;
}
const element = document.getElementById(hash);
if(!element) {
return;
}
window.scrollTo({
top: element.getBoundingClientRect().top - offset,
behavior: 'smooth'
});
}, delay);
};
Is it possible to detect something like an on load event from the native DOM, instead of using a timeout?
I am using functional components.
Do react functional components have an easy way to let you know that the component has rendered?
I am confused how anchor hashes work in general as if they come in from the user / browser, there will always be a delay, as the page takes time to load.
I would prefer not to use another library, but accomplish this using the DOM, or React functionality if possible.