What is react-onclickoutside?
The react-onclickoutside npm package is a React component wrapper that provides functionality to detect clicks outside of the component it wraps. It is commonly used to handle scenarios like closing dropdown menus, modals, or any floating elements when a user clicks outside of these components.
Detecting clicks outside a component
This feature allows you to wrap any React component with the react-onclickoutside higher-order component (HOC) to detect and handle clicks outside of it. In the code sample, `MyComponent` is wrapped with `onClickOutside`, enabling it to handle clicks that occur outside of its bounds.
import React, { Component } from 'react';
import onClickOutside from 'react-onclickoutside';
class MyComponent extends Component {
handleClickOutside = evt => {
// handle click outside logic here
};
render() {
return <div>My Component</div>;
}
}
export default onClickOutside(MyComponent);