Use jQuery to hide a DIV when the user clicks outside of it

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I am using this code: ``` $('body').click(function() { $('.form_wrapper').hide(); }); $('.form_wrapper').click(function(event){ event.stopPropagation(); }); ``` And this HTML: ```

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``` The problem is that I have links inside the `div` and when they no longer work when clicked.

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Had the same problem, came up with this easy solution. It's even working recursive:

```
$(document).mouseup(function(e) 
{
    var container = $("YOUR CONTAINER SELECTOR");

// if the target of the click isn't the container nor a descendant of the container
    if (!container.is(e.target) && container.has(e.target).length === 0) 
    {
        container.hide();
    }
});
```

Use jQuery to hide a DIV when the user clicks outside of it

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