use-outside-click-react-hook

React Hook for Handling Clicks and Touches Outside a Specified Element (Only 3 code steps!).

Storybook:

https://shadiabuhilal.github.io/use-outside-click-react-hook/

Install

npm i use-outside-click-react-hook

Usage

import use-outside-click-react-hook

import useOutsideClick from 'use-outside-click-react-hook';

Using useOutsideClick

useOutsideClick React Hook

Example:

const [currentStepIndexState, setCurrentStepIndex] = useState(0);

...

export default function FooComponent() {
    const [isOpenState, setIsOpenState] = useState(false);

    // STEP1: Use ref to attach this functionality to the element that requires outside click and touch detection.
    const menuPopupDivRef = useRef(null);

    // STEP2: Use useOutsideClick React Hook to apply this functionality to the element that requires outside click and touch detection.
    useOutsideClick(menuPopupDivRef, () => {
        setIsOpenState(false);
    });

    return <div className='page-content'>
        <button data-testid="btnMenu" onClick={()=> setIsOpenState(true)}>Menu</button>
        {/* STEP3: Set ref to the element that requires outside click and touch detection */}
        {isOpenState && <div ref={menuPopupDivRef} className='menu-popup'>
            <ul>
                <li>Item 1</li>
                <li>Item 2</li>
                <li>Item 3</li>
            </ul>
        </div>}
    </div>;
}

For more info, please check storybook