Javascript: scrollTo() vs scroll(), which is the accepted/standard method

Question

I know that both scroll() and scrollTo() do the same thing and that browsers support both to ensure backwards compatibility, but which one is deprecated? Which one should I be using? And is there a way to prevent a browser from storing the scroll position on a page so that I don't have to use a "beforeunload" event listener to reset my scroll position to (0,0) right before the user leaves the page? I would always like my page to be rendered every time with the scroll position at (0,0), because it's more of an interactive game than a website, and requires this functionality.

W3Schools seems to only reference scrollTo(), so this may be the standard. Still, a workaround for the "beforeunload" event listener would be nice so that my page always starts at scroll position (0,0) without the extra listener.

Answer 1

The W3 actually lists both methods in their spec of the Window interface: http://www.w3.org/TR/cssom-view/#extensions-to-the-window-interface

You can safely use either one.