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jQuery difference between document and body

As a jQuery statement, 

$(document).scrollTop(200);

works on Chrome. However, 

$("body").scrollTop(200);

doesn't. Can I know the difference?

Solution

  • The document and body are different things.

    document refers to the current 'document' been loaded into the browser's tab. This document contains everything there is for your page, the document also contains the body element inside it.

    On the other hand the body is just a plain html element, a little bit special compared to a div or a span, but still it is only an element within the document.