import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react'
import Link from 'next/link'
const useClickAway = (ref, onClickAway) => {
useEffect(() => {
const handler = (event) => {
const el = ref.current
// when menu is open and clicked inside menu, A is expected to be false
// when menu is open and clicked outside menu, A is expected to be true
console.log('A', el && !el.contains(event.target))
el && !el.contains(event.target) && onClickAway(event)
}
let timeoutID = setTimeout(() => {
timeoutID = null
document.addEventListener('click', handler)
}, 0)
return () => {
if (timeoutID != null) {
clearTimeout(timeoutID)
}
document.removeEventListener('click', handler)
}
}, [onClickAway, ref])
}
export default function App() {
const [open, setOpen] = useState(false)
const menuRef = useRef(null)
const onClickAway = useCallback(() => {
console.log('click away, open', open)
if (open) {
setOpen(false)
}
}, [open])
useClickAway(menuRef, onClickAway)
return (
<div>
<div id="click-me" onClick={() => setOpen(true)}>
Open Menu
</div>
{open && (
<div ref={menuRef} id="the-menu">
<Link href="/">some link</Link>
</div>
)}
</div>
)
}