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

var exclude_div = $("#ExcludedDiv");;  
$(document).click(function(e){
   if( !exclude_div.is( e.target ) )  // if target div is not the one you want to exclude then add the class hidden
        $(".myDiv1").addClass("hidden");  

}); 

FIDDLE