Hide div when click outside jQuery code example

Example 1: if clicked outside of div jquery

$(document).mouseup(function(e) 
{
    var container = $("YOUR CONTAINER SELECTOR");

    // if the target of the click isn't the container nor a descendant of the container
    if (!container.is(e.target) && container.has(e.target).length === 0) 
    {
        container.hide();
    }
});

Example 2: outer click on div hide div in jqeury

<script>
$(document).mouseup(function(e){
    var container = $("#elementID");

    // If the target of the click isn't the container
    if(!container.is(e.target) && container.has(e.target).length === 0){
        container.hide();
    }
});
</script>

Example 3: use jQuery to hide a div when user clicks outside of the div

$(document).mouseup(function(e) 
{
    var container = $("YOUR CONTAINER SELECTOR");

    // if the target of the click isn't the container nor a descendant of the container
    if (!container.is(e.target) && container.has(e.target).length === 0) 
    {
        container.hide();
    }
});

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