How to close drop-down on external click of it's container

navya, Credit to volkotech-solutions Dec 01

Closing the dropdown on click anywhere in the visible part of the page is pretty simple with the help of jQuery. This snippet gives the logic to achieve it.

index.html

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
  <head>
    <title>
      jquery code for closing the dropdown on click of anywhere in the screen
    </title>
  </head>
  <body>
    <nav>
      <ul>
        <li class="dropdown-icon">
          <img src="./icon.svg" alt="click icon" />
        </li>
        <li class="dropdown-menu">dropdown list</li>
      </ul>
    </nav>
    <script src="./script.js"></script>
  </body>
</html>

script.js

jQuery(document).click(function (e) {
    if (jQuery(e.target).closest(".dropdown-icon-class").length === 0) {
      jQuery(".dropdown-menu").css("display","none");
    }
  });

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Navya

Software engineer at VolkoTech Solutions

Dedicated and skilled Drupal Frontend developer, carrying 3+ years of experience with a proven track record of delivering high-quality, scalable web solutions and optimized themes with an organized Git workflow. Proficient in JavaScript, jQuery, HTML, CSS, SASS, Bootstrap, and PHP with a deep understanding of Drupal’s architecture and modules. Strong knowledge of web development best practices and search engine optimization principles.

VolkoTech Solutions

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Drupal web development & Consulting company in India.

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