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

Return false if you click on .form_wrapper:

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

//$('.form_wrapper').click(function(event){
//   event.stopPropagation();
//});