[removed] Click anywhere in body except the one element inside it

Question

I want to be able to click anywhere inside the body except that one specific element. I can\'t find out what\'s wrong with the code I have done.

When I click on the one

Answer 1

You need to stopPropagation to the outer element.

Here's a simple illustration: http://jsfiddle.net/5mhqrhwk/3/

var body = document.getElementById('wrapper');
var except = document.getElementById('except');

body.addEventListener("click", function () {
    alert("wrapper");
}, false);
except.addEventListener("click", function (ev) {
    alert("except");
    ev.stopPropagation(); //this is important! If removed, you'll get both alerts
}, false);

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