React hook to detect click or touch events
useClickAway()
reacts to clicks outside the bound element, and calls the expression that is passed in when this event is detected.
Suppose you're working on a Modal component that renders a dialog box, and you wish to close the modal if the user clicks away this is the ideal scenario for useClickAway()
custom hook.
Installation
Using npm
:
npm i use-click-away --save
Usage
Import the hook:
import { useClickAway } from "use-click-away";
Full example
export default () => {
const [modal, setModal] = React.useState(false);
const clickRef = React.useRef("");
useClickAway(clickRef, () => {
setModal(false);
});
return (
<div className="container">
<button onClick={() => setModal(true)}>Show Modal</button>
{modal && <div ref={clickRef} className="modal">Modal Content</div>}
</div>
);
}
Specification
useClickAway()
input
-
clickRef: element
- The dom element to bind our hook. -
callback: function
- The callback that runs after user click