# Methods

## constructor

| argument  | type            | description                                                                                                                                                                          |
| --------- | --------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| container | string\|Element | Selector or Element of the container (see [definitions/concepts](https://github.com/webcreate/infinite-ajax-scroll/blob/master/docs/getting-started/README.md#definitions-concepts)) |
| options   | object          | Configuration for this instance of Infinite Ajax Scroll (see [options](https://docs.infiniteajaxscroll.com/reference/options))                                                       |

```js
// import if you use the NPM package (not needed if you use CDN)
import InfiniteAjaxScroll from '@webcreate/infinite-ajax-scroll';

let ias = new InfiniteAjaxScroll('.container', {
  item: '.item',
  next: '.next',
  pagination: '.pagination'
});
```

## bind

This will bind Infinite Ajax Scroll to the scroll and resize events of the scroll container.

## unbind

This will unbind Infinite Ajax Scroll from the scroll and resize events of the scroll container.

## next

This will load the next page manually.

## load

This wil load an url and returns a promise which represents the [`loaded`](https://docs.infiniteajaxscroll.com/events#loaded) event.

| argument | type   | description |
| -------- | ------ | ----------- |
| url      | string | Url to load |

If the request fails, the promise will be rejected with the [XMLHttpRequest](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/XMLHttpRequest) object.

```js
ias.load('http://my-domain.test/page1.html')
  .then((loadedEvent) => {
    console.log('Requested ' + loadedEvent.url + ' successfully');
  })
  .catch((xhr) => {
    console.log('Request failed with ' + xhr.status + ' (' + xhr.statusText + ')');
  });
```

## append

Use this method to append an array of items to the container.

It will return a promise.

| argument | type          | description                                                                                       |
| -------- | ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| items    | array         | Array of element to append to the container                                                       |
| parent   | Element\|null | Container to append to. When none given it falls back to the [configured container](#constructor) |

## enableLoadOnScroll

Enables the [`loadOnScroll`](https://docs.infiniteajaxscroll.com/options#loadonscroll) setting on runtime.

## disableLoadOnScroll

Disables the [`loadOnScroll`](https://docs.infiniteajaxscroll.com/options#loadonscroll) setting on runtime.