I follow this link to try to make a clickable dropdown menu.
I notice the code from the link is for one dropdown menu and I think this code is for create the dropdown menu.
<div class="dropdown">
<button onclick="myFunction()" class="dropbtn">Dropdown</button>
<div id="myDropdown" class="dropdown-content">
<a href="#home">Home</a>
<a href="#about">About</a>
<a href="#contact">Contact</a>
</div>
</div>
I try to create another two dropdown menus so I copy the code above twice
2nd dropdown
<div class="dropdown">
<button onclick="myFunction()" class="dropbtn">Dropdown2</button>
<div id="myDropdown" class="dropdown-content">
<a href="#home">Home2</a>
<a href="#about">About2</a>
<a href="#contact">Contact2</a>
</div>
</div>
3rd dropdown
<div class="dropdown">
<button onclick="myFunction()" class="dropbtn">Dropdown3</button>
<div id="myDropdown" class="dropdown-content">
<a href="#home">Home2</a>
<a href="#about">About2</a>
<a href="#contact">Contact2</a>
I don't edit anything inside the tag and tag so I click Run on link to see the result.
Only the first dropdown menu (the original one) can show the menu, the other two dropdown menu do not show anything.
I guess the reason is the second dropdown menu and the third dropdown menu do not have proper content inside the and tag. So I start to modify the code in and tag.
Here is the full code the I added for the second dropdown and the third dropdown menu.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
/*1st dropdown*/
.dropbtn {
background-color: #4CAF50;
color: white;
padding: 16px;
font-size: 16px;
border: none;
cursor: pointer;
}
.dropbtn:hover, .dropbtn:focus {
background-color: #3e8e41;
}
.dropdown {
position: relative;
display: inline-block;
}
.dropdown-content {
display: none;
position: absolute;
background-color: #f9f9f9;
min-width: 160px;
overflow: auto;
box-shadow: 0px 8px 16px 0px rgba(0,0,0,0.2);
z-index: 1;
}
.dropdown-content a {
color: black;
padding: 12px 16px;
text-decoration: none;
display: block;
}
.dropdown a:hover {background-color: #f1f1f1}
.show {display:block;}
/*2nd dropdown*/
.dropbtn2 {
background-color: #4CAF50;
color: white;
padding: 16px;
font-size: 16px;
border: none;
cursor: pointer;
}
.dropbtn2:hover, .dropbtn2:focus {
background-color: #3e8e41;
}
.dropdown2 {
position: relative;
display: inline-block;
}
.dropdown-content2 {
display: none;
position: absolute;
background-color: #f9f9f9;
min-width: 160px;
overflow: auto;
box-shadow: 0px 8px 16px 0px rgba(0,0,0,0.2);
z-index: 1;
}
.dropdown-content2 a {
color: black;
padding: 12px 16px;
text-decoration: none;
display: block;
}
.dropdown2 a:hover {background-color: #f1f1f1}
.show2 {display:block;}
/*3rd dropdown*/
.dropbtn3 {
background-color: #4CAF50;
color: white;
padding: 16px;
font-size: 16px;
border: none;
cursor: pointer;
}
.dropbtn3:hover, .dropbtn2:focus {
background-color: #3e8e41;
}
.dropdown3 {
position: relative;
display: inline-block;
}
.dropdown-content3 {
display: none;
position: absolute;
background-color: #f9f9f9;
min-width: 160px;
overflow: auto;
box-shadow: 0px 8px 16px 0px rgba(0,0,0,0.2);
z-index: 1;
}
.dropdown-content3 a {
color: black;
padding: 12px 16px;
text-decoration: none;
display: block;
}
.dropdown3 a:hover {background-color: #f1f1f1}
.show3 {display:block;}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h2>Clickable Dropdown</h2>
<p>Click on the button to open the dropdown menu.</p>
1st dropdown
<div class="dropdown">
<button onclick="myFunction()" class="dropbtn">Dropdown</button>
<div id="myDropdown" class="dropdown-content">
<a href="#home">Home</a>
<a href="#about">About</a>
<a href="#contact">Contact</a>
</div>
</div>
2nd dropdown
<div class="dropdown2">
<button onclick="myFunction2()" class="dropbtn2">Dropdown2</button>
<div id="myDropdown2" class="dropdown-content2">
<a href="#home">Home2</a>
<a href="#about">About2</a>
<a href="#contact">Contact2</a>
</div>
</div>
3rd dropdown
<div class="dropdown3">
<button onclick="myFunction3()" class="dropbtn3">Dropdown3</button>
<div id="myDropdown3" class="dropdown-content3">
<a href="#home">Home3</a>
<a href="#about">About3</a>
<a href="#contact">Contact3</a>
</div>
</div>
<script>
/* When the user clicks on the button,
toggle between hiding and showing the dropdown content */
function myFunction() {
document.getElementById("myDropdown").classList.toggle("show");
}
// Close the dropdown if the user clicks outside of it
window.onclick = function(event) {
if (!event.target.matches('.dropbtn')) {
var dropdowns = document.getElementsByClassName("dropdown-content");
var i;
for (i = 0; i < dropdowns.length; i++) {
var openDropdown = dropdowns[i];
if (openDropdown.classList.contains('show')) {
openDropdown.classList.remove('show');
}
}
}
}
//for 2nd dropdown
function myFunction2() {
document.getElementById("myDropdown2").classList.toggle("show2");
}
// Close the dropdown if the user clicks outside of it
window.onclick = function(event) {
if (!event.target.matches('.dropbtn2')) {
var dropdowns = document.getElementsByClassName("dropdown-content2");
var i;
for (i = 0; i < dropdowns.length; i++) {
var openDropdown = dropdowns[i];
if (openDropdown.classList.contains('show2')) {
openDropdown.classList.remove('show2');
}
}
}
}
//for 3rd dropdown
function myFunction3() {
document.getElementById("myDropdown3").classList.toggle("show3");
}
// Close the dropdown if the user clicks outside of it
window.onclick = function(event) {
if (!event.target.matches('.dropbtn3')) {
var dropdowns = document.getElementsByClassName("dropdown-content3");
var i;
for (i = 0; i < dropdowns.length; i++) {
var openDropdown = dropdowns[i];
if (openDropdown.classList.contains('show3')) {
openDropdown.classList.remove('show3');
}
}
}
}
</script>
</body>
</html>
When I run the code, all buttons can open the dropdown menu when clicked. However, when I click outside of the dropdown menus, only the third button can close the dropdown menu, the first and the second button still open the dropdown menu.
Here are my questions.
- Copy another two sets of code for create another two dropdown menu seems not a good practice as the code will become messy, not good for debug and even if there is an update, I have change the code multiple times.
However, if don't copy another two sets of code, the other two dropdown menu will not work.
- Even I copy another two sets of code for create another two dropdown menu, I don't understand the dropdown menus do not close when the mouse click outside of them.
Grateful for your advice please. Thank you.
