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Asked: May 23, 20262026-05-23T01:54:11+00:00 2026-05-23T01:54:11+00:00

Is there an efficient way in jQuery to detect if anything other than a

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Is there an efficient way in jQuery to detect if anything other than a specific element (and it’s children) has been clicked ??

<body>
  <header></header>
  <p>stuff<p>
  <div class="floating-form">
    <form>more stuff</form>
  </div>
  <footer></footer>
</body>

Whats the best way to remove the floating form, by listening for a click on anything other than the floating form?

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    2026-05-23T01:54:12+00:00Added an answer on May 23, 2026 at 1:54 am
    1. Bind a click event listener to $(document) that removes div.floating-form.
    2. Bind a click event to div.floating-form that stops event propogation.
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