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filename: /packages/material-ui/src/ClickAwayListener/ClickAwayListener.js
title: ClickAwayListener API
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# ClickAwayListener

<p class="description">The API documentation of the ClickAwayListener React component. Learn more about the properties and the CSS customization points.</p>

```js
import ClickAwayListener from '@material-ui/core/ClickAwayListener';
```

Listen for click events that occur somewhere in the document, outside of the element itself.
For instance, if you need to hide a menu when people click anywhere else on your page.

## Props

| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|:-----|:-----|:--------|:------------|
| <span class="prop-name required">children *</span> | <span class="prop-type">element |   | The wrapped element. |
| <span class="prop-name">mouseEvent</span> | <span class="prop-type">enum:&nbsp;'onClick'&nbsp;&#124;<br>&nbsp;'onMouseDown'&nbsp;&#124;<br>&nbsp;'onMouseUp'&nbsp;&#124;<br>&nbsp;false<br> | <span class="prop-default">'onMouseUp'</span> | The mouse event to listen to. You can disable the listener by providing `false`. |
| <span class="prop-name required">onClickAway *</span> | <span class="prop-type">func |   | Callback fired when a "click away" event is detected. |
| <span class="prop-name">touchEvent</span> | <span class="prop-type">enum:&nbsp;'onTouchStart'&nbsp;&#124;<br>&nbsp;'onTouchEnd'&nbsp;&#124;<br>&nbsp;false<br> | <span class="prop-default">'onTouchEnd'</span> | The touch event to listen to. You can disable the listener by providing `false`. |

Any other properties supplied will be spread to the root element ([EventListener](https://github.com/oliviertassinari/react-event-listener/)).

## Inheritance

The properties of the [EventListener](https://github.com/oliviertassinari/react-event-listener/) component, from react-event-listener, are also available.
You can take advantage of this behavior to [target nested components](/guides/api/#spread).

## Demos

- [Menus](/demos/menus/)
- [Click Away Listener](/utils/click-away-listener/)