Bootstrap Scrollspy
The bootstrap scrollspy is used to automatically change of navigation link when the page is scroll down. The attribute data-spy with value scroll is applied to the body.
Example: 1 Bootstrap Scrollspy Example
01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 | <!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>Bootstrap Media Objects Example</title> <!-- link the bootstrap online or through CDN --> <link rel= "stylesheet" href= "https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.7/css/bootstrap.min.css" integrity= "sha384-BVYiiSIFeK1dGmJRAkycuHAHRg32OmUcww7on3RYdg4Va+PmSTsz/K68vbdEjh4u" crossorigin= "anonymous" > <script src= "https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.4.1/jquery.min.js" ></script> <script src= "https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.4.1/js/bootstrap.min.js" > </script> <style> body { position: relative; } #section1 { padding-top: 50px; height: 300px; background-color: blue; color: white; } #section2 { padding-top: 50px; height: 300px; background-color: green; color: white; } #section3 { padding-top: 50px; height: 300px; background-color: teal; color: white; } #section4 { padding-top: 50px; height: 300px; background-color: yellow; color: white; } </style> </head> <body data-spy= "scroll" data-target= ".navbar" > <nav class = "navbar navbar-inverse navbar-fixed-top" > <div class = "container-fluid" > <div class = "navbar-header" > <button type= "button" class = "navbar-toggle" data-target= "collapse" data-target= "#myNavbar" > <span class = "icon-bar" ></span> <span class = "icon-bar" ></span> <span class = "icon-bar" ></span> </button> </div> </div> <div class = "collapse navbar-collapse" id= "myNavbar" > <ul class = "nav navbar-nav" > <li><a href= "#section1" >Home</a></li> <li><a href= "#section2" >About</a></li> <li><a href= "#section3" >Contact Us</a></li> <li><a href= "#section4" >Portfolio</a></li> </ul> </div> </nav> <div id= "section1" class = "container-fluid" > <h1>Home</h1> <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi.</p> </div> <div id= "section2" class = "container-fluid" > <h1>About</h1> <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi.</p> </div> <div id= "section3" class = "container-fluid" > <h1>Contact Us</h1> <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi.</p> </div> <div id= "section4" class = "container-fluid" > <h1>Portfolio</h1> <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi.</p> </div> </body> </html> |
On the above code the attribute data-spy is applied to the body tag and make target to the nav tag.

On the above example the attribute data-spy with the value scroll is applied to the body tag. Than apply data-target attribute with a value of class applied to the navigation bar.
The scrollable element must have match the Id of links of navigation bar item list.
Scrollspy Vertical Menu
Scrollspy Vertical menu have vertical navigation-bar with the scrollspy functionality.
Example: 2 Bootstrap Vertical Menu Scrollspy Example
01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 | <!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>Bootstrap Media Objects Example</title> <!-- link the bootstrap online or through CDN --> <link rel= "stylesheet" href= "https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.7/css/bootstrap.min.css" integrity= "sha384-BVYiiSIFeK1dGmJRAkycuHAHRg32OmUcww7on3RYdg4Va+PmSTsz/K68vbdEjh4u" crossorigin= "anonymous" > <script src= "https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.4.1/jquery.min.js" ></script> <script src= "https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.4.1/js/bootstrap.min.js" > </script> <style type= "text/css" > body { position: relative; } #section1 { padding-top: 50px; height: 300px; background-color: blue; color: white; } #section2 { padding-top: 50px; height: 300px; background-color: green; color: white; } #section3 { padding-top: 50px; height: 300px; background-color: teal; color: white; } #section4 { padding-top: 50px; height: 300px; background-color: yellow; color: white; } </style> </head> <body data-spy= "scroll" data-target= ".navbar" > <nav class = "navbar navbar-inverse navbar-fixed-top" > <div class = "container-fluid" > <div class = "navbar-header" > <button type= "button" class = "navbar-toggle" data-target= "collapse" data-target= "#myNavbar" > <span class = "icon-bar" ></span> <span class = "icon-bar" ></span> <span class = "icon-bar" ></span> </button> </div> </div> <div class = "collapse navbar-collapse" id= "myNavbar" > <ul class = "nav navbar-nav" > <li><a href= "#section1" >Home</a></li> <li><a href= "#section2" >About</a></li> <li><a href= "#section3" >Contact Us</a></li> <li><a href= "#section4" >Portfolio</a></li> </ul> </div> </nav> <div id= "section1" class = "container-fluid" > <h1>Home</h1> <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi.</p> </div> <div id= "section2" class = "container-fluid" > <h1>About</h1> <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi.</p> </div> <div id= "section3" class = "container-fluid" > <h1>Contact Us</h1> <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi.</p> </div> <div id= "section4" class = "container-fluid" > <h1>Portfolio</h1> <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi.</p> </div> </body> </html> |
On the above code the attribute data-spy is applied to the body tag and make target to the nav tag.
