And today Friday, we’re going to build a simple flyout menu with Tailwind CSS and JavaScript. The same as we did with Alpinejs, but with javaScript.
A flyout menu is a type of menu that appears when a user clicks on a button or icon. It is typically used to display additional information or options related to a specific item or action.
And more…
This is the structure of the project: Understanding the code:
id="flyoutButton"
: This is the button that toggles the flyout menu.id="flyoutMenu"
: This is the element that contains the flyout menu.absolute
: This is the positioning of the flyout menu.z-10
: This is the z-index of the flyout menu, this is important for the flyout menu to appear on top of other elements.max-w-xs
: This is the maximum width of the flyout menu, this is important for the flyout menu to fit within the screen.hidden
: This is the condition that determines whether the flyout menu is hidden or not.Classes and irrelevant content are removed for brevity, but I’ll keep those classes relevant to the tutorial.
<!-- Button to toggle the dropdown menu visibility -->
<button id="flyoutButton"> I am your flyout menu </button>
<!-- Dropdown Menu -->
<div id="flyoutMenu" class="absolute z-10 max-w-xs hidden">
<!-- Dr<div>
opdown content goes here -->
</div>
document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function() {
: This is the event listener that runs when the page is loaded.const button = document.getElementById("flyoutButton");
: This is the variable that holds the button element.const menu = document.getElementById("flyoutMenu");
: This is the variable that holds the flyout menu element.button.addEventListener("click", function(event) {
: This is the event listener that runs when the button is clicked.event.stopPropagation();
: This is a function that stops the event from bubbling up to the parent element.menu.classList.toggle("hidden");
: This is the action that toggles the hidden class from the flyout menu.document.addEventListener("click", function(event) {
: This is the event listener that runs when the user clicks outside of the flyout menu.if (!menu.contains(event.target)) {
: This is the condition that determines whether the user clicked outside of the flyout menu.menu.classList.add("hidden");
: This is the action that adds the hidden class to the flyout menu.}
: This is the end of the event listener.document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function() {
const button = document.getElementById("flyoutButton");
const menu = document.getElementById("flyoutMenu");
button.addEventListener("click", function(event) {
event.stopPropagation(); // Prevent click event from bubbling up
menu.classList.toggle("hidden");
});
document.addEventListener("click", function(event) {
if (!menu.contains(event.target)) {
menu.classList.add("hidden");
}
});
});
This is a simple flyout menu that uses Tailwind CSS and JavaScript. It’s a great starting point for building more complex flyout menus and checkout the other tutorials for more advanced examples.
Hope you enjoyed this tutorial and have a great day!
/Michael Andreuzza
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