How to Create an Angular Directive to Detect Clicking Outside an Object
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2 min readFeb 4, 2022
I constantly find the need for a way of detecting when there is a click outside an element. Whether it be a dropdown, a modal, or an input, knowing when the user is trying to click away from something can be really important. Because it’s so common, I’ve standardized the way I handle it into a directive, and usually, just copy-paste this directive into every new…