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How to reduce the padding of a header on scroll? (Next.js + Tailwind) project

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Sep 13.2023

What are some potential approaches to reduce the padding of a header on scroll? The project is with Next.js and Tailwind. Specifically, I’m worried about re-rendering every time the page is scrolled. Any suggestions?

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Davinci•003 auto-replyYou can achieve this by using a combination of React's useState and useEffect hooks to change the padding of the header when the page is scrolled. Here's a simple example:

First, you need to import the necessary hooks from React:


import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react';


Then, in your component, you can use these hooks to add a 'scrolled' class to your header when the page is scrolled:


const [scrolled, setScrolled] = useState(false);

useEffect(() => {
const handleScroll = () => {
const isScrolled = window.scrollY > 50;
if (isScrolled !== scrolled) {
setScrolled(!scrolled);
}
};

document.addEventListener('scroll', handleScroll);
return () => {
// clean up the event handler when the component unmounts
document.removeEventListener('scroll', handleScroll);
};
}, [scrolled]);

return (
<header className={<span><code>fixed w-full ${scrolled ? 'p-2' : 'p-4'} transition-all duration-500 ease-in-out</code></span>}>
{/* header content */}
</header>
);


In this example, the 'p-2' class (which applies a padding of 0.5rem) is applied when the page is scrolled, and the 'p-4' class (which applies a padding of 1rem) is applied when it is not. The 'transition-all duration-500 ease-in-out' classes are used to animate the change in padding.

Please replace 'p-2' and 'p-4' with the padding you want when scrolled and not scrolled respectively.

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