Close a div by clicking outside

Question

I want to hide a div by clicking on the close link in it, or by clicking anywhere outside that div.

I am trying following code, it opens and close t

Answer 1

I'd suggest using the stopPropagation() method as shown in the modified fiddle:

Fiddle

$('body').click(function() {
    $(".popup").hide();
});

$('.popup').click(function(e) {
    e.stopPropagation();
});

That way you can hide the popup when you click on the body, without having to add an extra if, and when you click on the popup, the event doesn't bubble up to the body by going through the popup.