Overlaying content: Innovative dropdown menu design

My goal is to create a dropdown box that overlays the content of a div when an icon within it is clicked. However, currently, the dropdown box is pushing down the content of the div instead of overlaying it. I have tried adjusting my CSS by setting some elements to position:relative and others to position:absolute, but after multiple attempts, I still can't get it to work properly. Below is a simplified version of my code without the various position adjustments.

The relevant CSS code:


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The HTML code:


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The JS code:


$(document).ready(function() {

    $("#ideas_box_top_iconBar_comment").click(function()
    {
        $("#comments_dropDown_box").toggle();
        $("#comments_dropDown_box_point").toggle();
    });

});

A live version can be accessed here: (click comment icon in first post)

I would greatly appreciate any assistance with this issue.

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Answer №1

In my previous comment, I mentioned that some reformatting would be necessary in order to achieve the desired result. I took the time to demonstrate how you can incorporate both position: relative and position: absolute into your code.

To begin, I updated all ids to classes and removed the overflow: hidden on parent elements. This change allows for the "tooltip" to extend beyond the div. While this adjustment may impact the functionality of the green line, it paves the way for the tooltip to function correctly.

I also applied position: relative to the .ideas_box_top_iconBar_comment class, as it serves as the container for the tooltip arrow.

Next, I encapsulated the tooltip arrow and menu within a new class called .comments_dropDown_boxWrapper, which includes the following CSS:

.comments_dropDown_boxWrapper { 
  position: absolute;
  top: 100%;
  left: 0;
  display: none;
}

By adjusting the JavaScript to accommodate the new wrapper class, we were able to successfully implement the tooltip functionality.

You can view the working demonstration on jsFiddle: https://jsfiddle.net/yt8Ltu31/

Answer №2

To implement this, set the CSS property to position: absolute, followed by applying z-index: 1

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