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24 changes: 24 additions & 0 deletions tests/unit/autocomplete/core.js
Original file line number Diff line number Diff line change
Expand Up @@ -398,4 +398,28 @@ asyncTest( "Search if the user retypes the same value (#7434)", function() {
} );
} );

asyncTest( "Close on click outside when focus remains", function() {
expect( 2 );

var element = $( "#autocomplete" ).autocomplete( {
source: [ "java", "javascript" ],
delay: 0
} );
var menu = element.autocomplete( "widget" );

$( "body" ).on( "mousedown", function( event ) {
event.preventDefault();
} );

element.val( "j" ).autocomplete( "search", "j" );
setTimeout(function() {
ok( menu.is( ":visible" ), "menu displays initially" );
$( "body" ).simulate( "mousedown" );
setTimeout(function() {
ok( menu.is( ":hidden" ), "menu closes after clicking elsewhere" );
start();
} );
} );
} );

} );
41 changes: 23 additions & 18 deletions ui/widgets/autocomplete.js
Original file line number Diff line number Diff line change
Expand Up @@ -245,24 +245,6 @@ $.widget( "ui.autocomplete", {
this.element.trigger( "focus" );
}
} );

// Clicking on the scrollbar causes focus to shift to the body
// but we can't detect a mouseup or a click immediately afterward
// so we have to track the next mousedown and close the menu if
// the user clicks somewhere outside of the autocomplete
var menuElement = this.menu.element[ 0 ];
if ( !$( event.target ).closest( ".ui-menu-item" ).length ) {
this._delay( function() {
var that = this;
this.document.one( "mousedown", function( event ) {
if ( event.target !== that.element[ 0 ] &&
event.target !== menuElement &&
!$.contains( menuElement, event.target ) ) {
that.close();
}
} );
} );
}
},
menufocus: function( event, ui ) {
var label, item;
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -368,6 +350,20 @@ $.widget( "ui.autocomplete", {
}
},

_isEventTargetInWidget: function( event ) {
var menuElement = this.menu.element[ 0 ];

return event.target === this.element[ 0 ] ||
event.target === menuElement ||
$.contains( menuElement, event.target );
},

_closeOnClickOutside: function( event ) {
if ( !this._isEventTargetInWidget( event ) ) {
this.close();
}
},

_appendTo: function() {
var element = this.options.appendTo;

Expand Down Expand Up @@ -496,6 +492,10 @@ $.widget( "ui.autocomplete", {
},

_close: function( event ) {

// Remove the handler that closes the menu on outside clicks
this._off( this.document, "mousedown" );

if ( this.menu.element.is( ":visible" ) ) {
this.menu.element.hide();
this.menu.blur();
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -546,6 +546,11 @@ $.widget( "ui.autocomplete", {
if ( this.options.autoFocus ) {
this.menu.next();
}

// Listen for interactions outside of the widget (#6642)
this._on( this.document, {
mousedown: "_closeOnClickOutside"
} );
},

_resizeMenu: function() {
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