dropdown: option to disable close on click outside

[ganeshkantu]

Description

When programmatically opening and closing a dropdown (using open() and close() methods), it would good to have an option to disable close on click outside. Currently dropdown is closed if user clicks outside.

Repro Steps

Open dropdown using $('#dropdown').open() Click outside the dropdown area and the dropdown closes

Screenshots / Codepen

NA

[przmak]

Indeed it would be a very useful feature

[shameekagarwal]

it was opposite for me i.e. the dropdown doesnt close when a user clicks outside.. here is how i did it...(reactjs)

useEffect(() => {
    M.Dropdown.init(dropdownRef.current);
    document.body.addEventListener("click", (event) => {
      if (dropdownRef.current.contains(event.target)) {
        return;
      }
      const instance = M.Dropdown.getInstance(dropdownRef.current);
      instance.close();
    });
  }, []);