⭐ UseElementDetector Hook React

Custom hook designed to detect if an element is visible within the viewport.

Installation

To install the useElementDetector hook from npm, use the following command:

npm i use-detector-hook

Usage useElementDetector(ref, options?, callbacks?)

import { useState, useEffect, useRef } from "react";
import { useElementDetector } from "use-detector-hook";

// Example component
const MyComponent = () => {
  const elementRef = useRef(null);

  /*
    ELEMENT REF: REQUIRED
    OPTIONS: OPTIONAL
    CALLBACKS: OPTIONAL
  */
  const isVisible = useElementDetector(
    elementRef,
    { threshold: 0.5 },
    {
      onTriggerEnter: () => console.log("ON TRIGGER ENTER"),
      onTriggerExit: () => console.log("ON TRIGGER EXIT"),
      onChangeVisibility: (visibility) =>
        console.log(`ON CHANGE ${visibility}`),
      onFirstVisible: () => console.log("FIRST TIME ON VIEWPORT"),
    }
  );

  return (
    <div ref={elementRef}>
      {isVisible ? "Element is visible!" : "Element is not visible!"}
    </div>
  );
};

Parameters

• ref: Reference to the element being observed.
• options (optional): Options for configuring the IntersectionObserver.
  • threshold (optional): Threshold for intersection ratio.
• callbacks (optional): Callbacks for visibility changes.
  • onChangeVisibility (optional): Callback triggered when visibility changes.
  • onTriggerEnter (optional): Callback triggered when the element enters the viewport.
  • onTriggerExit (optional): Callback triggered when the element exits the viewport.
  • onFirstVisible (optional): Callback triggered when the element enters the viewport for the first time.