onClickOutside

Listen for clicks outside of an element. Useful for modal or dropdown.

Demo

Usage

<template>
  <div ref="target">
    Hello world
  </div>
  <div>
    Outside element
  </div>
</template>

<script>
import { ref } from 'vue'
import { onClickOutside } from '@vueuse/core'

export default {
  setup() {
    const target = ref(null)

    onClickOutside(target, (event) => console.log(event))

    return { target }
  }
}
</script>

<template>
  <div ref="target">
    Hello world
  </div>
  <div>
    Outside element
  </div>
</template>

<script>
import { ref } from 'vue'
import { onClickOutside } from '@vueuse/core'

export default {
  setup() {
    const target = ref(null)

    onClickOutside(target, (event) => console.log(event))

    return { target }
  }
}
</script>

This function uses Event.composedPath() which is NOT supported by IE 11, Edge 18 and below. If you are targeting these browsers, we recommend you to include this code snippet on your project.

Component Usage

This function also provides a renderless component version via the @vueuse/components package. Learn more about the usage.

<OnClickOutside @trigger="count++">
  <div>
    Click Outside of Me
  </div>
</OnClickOutside>

<OnClickOutside @trigger="count++">
  <div>
    Click Outside of Me
  </div>
</OnClickOutside>

Directive Usage

This function also provides a directive version via the @vueuse/components package. Learn more about the usage.

<script setup lang="ts">
import { ref } from 'vue'
import { vOnClickOutside } from '@vueuse/components'

const modal = ref(false)
function closeModal() {
  modal.value = false
}

</script>

<template>
  <button @click="modal = true">
    Open Modal
  </button>
  <div v-if="modal" v-on-click-outside="closeModal">
    Hello World
  </div>
</template>

<script setup lang="ts">
import { ref } from 'vue'
import { vOnClickOutside } from '@vueuse/components'

const modal = ref(false)
function closeModal() {
  modal.value = false
}

</script>

<template>
  <button @click="modal = true">
    Open Modal
  </button>
  <div v-if="modal" v-on-click-outside="closeModal">
    Hello World
  </div>
</template>

Type Declarations

export interface OnClickOutsideOptions extends ConfigurableWindow {
  /**
   * List of elements that should not trigger the event.
   */
  ignore?: MaybeElementRef[]
  /**
   * Use capturing phase for internal event listener.
   * @default true
   */
  capture?: boolean
  /**
   * Run handler function if focus moves to an iframe.
   * @default false
   */
  detectIframe?: boolean
}
/**
 * Listen for clicks outside of an element.
 *
 * @see https://vueuse.org/onClickOutside
 * @param target
 * @param handler
 * @param options
 */
export declare function onClickOutside<T extends OnClickOutsideOptions>(
  target: MaybeElementRef,
  handler: (
    evt: T["detectIframe"] extends true
      ? PointerEvent | FocusEvent
      : PointerEvent
  ) => void,
  options?: T
): (() => void) | undefined

export interface OnClickOutsideOptions extends ConfigurableWindow {
  /**
   * List of elements that should not trigger the event.
   */
  ignore?: MaybeElementRef[]
  /**
   * Use capturing phase for internal event listener.
   * @default true
   */
  capture?: boolean
  /**
   * Run handler function if focus moves to an iframe.
   * @default false
   */
  detectIframe?: boolean
}
/**
 * Listen for clicks outside of an element.
 *
 * @see https://vueuse.org/onClickOutside
 * @param target
 * @param handler
 * @param options
 */
export declare function onClickOutside<T extends OnClickOutsideOptions>(
  target: MaybeElementRef,
  handler: (
    evt: T["detectIframe"] extends true
      ? PointerEvent | FocusEvent
      : PointerEvent
  ) => void,
  options?: T
): (() => void) | undefined