Use jQuery to hide a DIV when the user clicks outside of it

Question

I am using this code:

$(\'body\').click(function() {
   $(\'.form_wrapper\').hide();
});

$(\'.form_wrapper\').click(function(event){
   event.stopPropagatio         


        

Answer 1

Here's a jsfiddle I found on another thread, works with esc key also: http://jsfiddle.net/S5ftb/404

    var button = $('#open')[0]
    var el     = $('#test')[0]

    $(button).on('click', function(e) {
      $(el).show()
      e.stopPropagation()
    })

    $(document).on('click', function(e) {
      if ($(e.target).closest(el).length === 0) {
        $(el).hide()
      }
    })

    $(document).on('keydown', function(e) {
      if (e.keyCode === 27) {
        $(el).hide()
      }
    })