Clarify that scrollTo() is an alias of scroll() #42223
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| The **`scrollTo()`** method of the {{domxref("Element")}} | ||
| interface scrolls to a particular set of coordinates inside a given element. | ||
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| > **Note:** `Element.scrollTo()` is an alias for `Element.scroll()`. |
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| > **Note:** `Element.scrollTo()` is an alias for `Element.scroll()`. | |
| > **Note:** `Element.scrollTo()` is an alias for `Element.scroll()`. |
| > **Note:** `Element.scrollTo()` is an alias for `Element.scroll()`. | ||
| > Invoking `scrollTo()` has the same effect as calling `scroll()` with the same arguments. | ||
| See also: [Element.scroll()](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Element/scroll) |
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| See also: [Element.scroll()](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Element/scroll) | |
| See also: [Element.scroll()](/en-US/docs/Web/API/Element/scroll) |
| The **`scrollTo()`** method of the {{domxref("Element")}} | ||
| interface scrolls to a particular set of coordinates inside a given element. | ||
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| > **Note:** `Element.scrollTo()` is an alias for `Element.scroll()`. |
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Description
This PR updates the Element.scrollTo() page to clarify that:
scrollTo()is an alias forElement.scroll().scrollTo()behaves identically toscroll().Motivation
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Fixes #42222