Hide dropdown menu on click in CSS-CodePudding

I have a dropdown menu similar to the one here. i need the same behaviour except that the dropdown-content class should hide when the user clicks on any of the item. I am looking for a possible CSS solution for this so that i don't have to write any JS for the same.

I tried different ways, but didn’t get the behaviour i needed due to the specificity. any inputs will be highly appreciated.

CodePudding user response：

You should use display: none. Or write it in JS like so:

document.getElementById("dropdown-content-id").style.display = "none";

CodePudding user response：

just to add to what acharb07 said, simply add a script tag in your HTML doc. Though it isn't generally preferred to write your JS in your HTML, but in your case, it seems about right. your code would be

<script>document.getElementById("dropdown-content-id").style.display = "none";</script>

simple as that.

CodePudding user response：

This is not the proper way, though you can achieve what you want by the use of focus-within pseudo attribute.

just need to add the below style.

.dropdown-content:focus-within {
    display:none !important;
}

check below the updated example that you gave as an example.

.dropbtn {
  background-color: #04AA6D;
  color: white;
  padding: 16px;
  font-size: 16px;
  border: none;
}

.dropdown {
  position: relative;
  display: inline-block;
}

.dropdown-content {
  display: none;
  position: absolute;
  background-color: #f1f1f1;
  min-width: 160px;
  box-shadow: 0px 8px 16px 0px rgba(0,0,0,0.2);
  z-index: 1;
}

.dropdown-content:focus-within {
    display:none !important;
}
.dropdown-content a {
  color: black;
  padding: 12px 16px;
  text-decoration: none;
  display: block;
}

.dropdown-content a:hover {background-color: #ddd;}

.dropdown:hover .dropdown-content {display: block;}

.dropdown:hover .dropbtn {background-color: #3e8e41;}

<h2>Hoverable Dropdown</h2>
<p>Move the mouse over the button to open the dropdown menu.</p>

<div >
  <button >Dropdown</button>
  <div >
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    <a href="#">Link 2</a>
    <a href="#">Link 3</a>
  </div>
</div>