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Dropdown Menu
Climbing up while Dropping down
From the original Fervor library. Examples may use older package versions.
- Create a new functional component for the dropdown, Dropdown.js:
import React, { useState } from 'react';
import './Dropdown.css';
const Dropdown = () => {
const [dropdownOpen, setDropdownOpen] = useState(false);
const toggleDropdown = () => {
setDropdownOpen(!dropdownOpen);
};
return (
<div className="dropdown">
<button onClick={toggleDropdown} className="dropdown-button">
Select an option
</button>
{dropdownOpen && (
<ul className="dropdown-menu">
<li>
<a href="#option1" onClick={toggleDropdown}>
Option 1
</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="#option2" onClick={toggleDropdown}>
Option 2
</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="#option3" onClick={toggleDropdown}>
Option 3
</a>
</li>
</ul>
)}
</div>
);
};
export default Dropdown;
- Create a CSS file, Dropdown.css, to style the dropdown and its contents:
.dropdown {
position: relative;
}
.dropdown-button {
cursor: pointer;
background-color: #ffffff;
border: 1px solid #ccc;
border-radius: 3px;
padding: 6px 10px;
font-size: 14px;
}
.dropdown-menu {
position: absolute;
top: 100%;
left: 0;
background-color: white;
box-shadow: 0 2px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
border-radius: 5px;
min-width: 150px;
overflow: hidden;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
}
ul {
list-style-type: none;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}
li {
width: 100%;
}
li a {
display: block;
text-decoration: none;
color: #333;
padding: 10px 15px;
transition: background-color 0.2s;
}
li a:hover {
background-color: #f1f1f1;
}
- Import and use the dropdown component in your main app, for example, in App.js:
import React from 'react';
import Dropdown from './Dropdown';
const App = () => {
return (
<div>
<header>
{/* Your header content */}
</header>
<main>
<Dropdown />
{/* Your main app content */}
</main>
</div>
);
};
export default App;
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