Topic: Opening a Select in a Dropdown closes the Dropdown

scottwilliams priority asked 5 years ago


Expected behavior When nesting a SELECT component within a DROPDOWN menu, I would expect to be able to use the SELECT component. I should be able to open/close/select all day long until I either close the DROPDOWN or trigger a callback via the SELECT component.

Actual behavior When clicking the SELECT it immediately closes the DROPDOWN. When the DROPDOWN is opened again the SELECT's option list is still open. Choosing an option closes the dropdown.

Resources (screenshots, code snippets etc.)

This issue actually goes back to 4.7.6 as well as all the 4.8.x releases. Our investigation has found it is a z-index issue between the dropdown and the select.

SAMPLE: https://mdbootstrap.com/snippets/jquery/kellyjromer/835739

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<div class="dropdown" style="width: fit-content;">
      <a class="btn btn-default dropdown-toggle" id="testDropdownMenuLink" data-toggle="dropdown" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false">
        My account
      </a>
      <div class="dropdown-menu" aria-labelledby="testDropdownMenuLink">
        <div class="md-select-wrapper ml-3 mr-3">
          <select id="language-selector-signOut" class="md-form mdb-select md-selected">
            <option value="zh_CN">Chinese</option>
            <option value="en_US" selected>English</option>
            <option value="fr_FR">French</option>
            <option value="de_DE">German</option>
            <option value="it_IT">Italian</option>
            <option value="ja_JP">Japanese</option>
            <option value="ko_KR">Korean</option>
            <option value="pt_BR">Portuguese</option>
            <option value="es_ES">Spanish</option>
          </select>
          <label>Language</label>
        </div>
        <div class="dropdown-divider"></div>
        <a class="dropdown-item">My profile</a>
        <a class="dropdown-item">Sign out</a>
      </div>
    </div>

Mikołaj Smoleński staff answered 5 years ago


Hi there,

I fixed Your issue by adding stopPropagation method after select is clicked.

https://mdbootstrap.com/snippets/jquery/kellyjromer/835739

Please check it out. I think it's better solution than Yours. Also, remember that dropdown is prepared mostly for links inside, thats why it will always close after click happen inside. We can't prepare a global fix for it, because it will broke it's default behavior.

Best regards


Marta Wierzbicka staff answered 5 years ago


Hi,

thank you for your solution, we appreciate that.

Best, Marta


scottwilliams priority answered 5 years ago


Our developer had to make a custom function to add a class to increase and reset the z-index. His solution is specific to a named select, but I'm sure you all can globalize it.

// dynamicZcontainer is the id of the div parent of the select (uptheZs)

#dynamicZcontainer input { z-index: 1001; }
.dynamicZ { z-index: 1002;  }

var callback = function() { 
var elem = $('#dynamicZcontainer ul.active'); 
if(elem.length > 0 && !elem.hasClass('dynamicZ')) { 
setTimeout(function(){$('#dynamicZcontainer ul.active').addClass('dynamicZ');}, 100); 
} 
};
var config = { attributes: true, childList: true, subtree: true };
var observer = new MutationObserver(callback);
observer.observe(document.getElementById('dynamicZcontainer'), config);

Marta Wierzbicka staff answered 5 years ago


Hi,

we will look at your workaround and try to implement this solution in our package.

Best, Marta


vamshi choulaa free commented 3 years ago

why this dropdown is not working when clicks it is showing and going.. Marta .. why?


Mikołaj Smoleński staff commented 3 years ago

Here's a working example: https://mdbootstrap.com/snippets/jquery/kellyjromer/835739

Keep coding,  Mikołaj from MDB



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  • ForumUser: Priority
  • Premium support: Yes
  • Technology: MDB jQuery
  • MDB Version: 4.8.2
  • Device: Desktop
  • Browser: Chrome 74.0.3729.169
  • OS: Mac/Win
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