Bootstrap: In a modal dialog, how do I make the dropdown menu expand outside the dialog?

Question

Example code:

http://jsfiddle.net/vpg5g/

I\'d like to have the menu that drops down from the button expand over the modal\'s borders. As you see, the current sta

Answer 1

The modal does not allow any overflowing, you can fix it by using :

.modal { overflow: visible; }
.modal-body { overflow-y: visible; }

Working demo

You may want to add a class to apply those rules only to modals that really need it, in case this fix creates bugs.

Answer 2

If you cannot remove the overflow: auto You can do something like this

    $('.drop-down-inside-modal').on('click' , '.dropdown-toggle', function(event){
        var self = $(this);
        var selfHeight = $(this).parent().height();
        var selfWidth = $(this).parent().width();
        var selfOffset = $(self).offset();
        var selfOffsetRigth = $(document).width() - selfOffset.left - selfWidth;
        var dropDown = self.parent().find('ul');
        $(dropDown).css({position:'fixed', top: selfOffset.top + selfHeight , left: 'auto', right: selfOffsetRigth ,  width: '160px'});
    });

    function fixDropdownPosition(){
        var openDropdownButton = $('.drop-down-inside-modal.open');
        if($(openDropdownButton).length){
            var selfHeight = $(openDropdownButton).height();
            var selfWidth = $(openDropdownButton).width();
            var openDropdownButtonOffset = $(openDropdownButton).offset();
            var openDropdownButtonOffsetRigth = $(document).width() - openDropdownButtonOffset.left - selfWidth;
            var openDropdown = $(openDropdownButton).find('ul');
            $(openDropdown).css({position:'fixed', top: openDropdownButtonOffset.top + selfHeight , left: 'auto' , right: openDropdownButtonOffsetRigth, width: '160px'});
        };
    };

    $(".modal-body").unbind("scroll");
    $(".modal-body").scroll(function(){
        fixDropdownPosition();
    });

    $( window ).resize(function() {
        fixDropdownPosition();
    });