insert an scrollbar on a div

[jolietjake]

Hello!, here's a question, Can I insert a scroll bar on a div? I need to visualize a huge HTML code on a limited space without using frames, so I need the scroll bar, How can I do it?

[Cloudski]

Why can't you use frames? iframes would be simple....

[jolietjake]

Yes it would be easy, but it slows my application (and it is so slow now), and speed is critical to my client. (javascript is so fast :-) )

[Cloudski]

Ah, well sorry, I can't really help you on this one... DIVs are not my specialty.. :(

[Algorithm]

<div style="overflow:scroll"> Scrollable content goes here </div>

This should work in all CSS2-compatible browsers.

[WAlurker]

You can set both the x and y axis overflow to 'auto', 'no', and 'yes':

For example:
style='overflow-y: auto; overflow-x: no;'

[BrainJar]

If you use overflow: scroll; or overflow:auto; you may also need to set the height style for the DIV.

[jkd]

Originally posted by WAlurker
You can set both the x and y axis overflow to 'auto', 'no', and 'yes':

For example:
style='overflow-y: auto; overflow-x: no;'

Not if you care about W3C standards, and support for non-IE browsers.