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How to specify the position of sub-menu div and prevent the menu div changed


I followed a tutorial about the dropdown menu from here.

But I got stuck when I tried to implement the sub-menu. So far, I have managed to make this code. HTML:

<div class="dropdown" style="float:left;">
  <button class="dropbtn">Left</button>
  <div class="dropdown-content" style="left:0;">
    <div class="dropdown-list draggable" href="#">Link 1
        <div class="dropdown-sub-list">
          <div class="draggable" href="#">Link 4</div>
          <div class="draggable" href="#">Link 5</div>
          <div class="draggable" href="#">Link 6</div>
          <div class="draggable" href="#">Link 7</div>
        </div>
    </div>
    <div class="dropdown-list draggable" href="#">Link 2
    <div class="dropdown-sub-list">
          <div class="draggable" href="#">Link 4b</div>
          <div class="draggable" href="#">Link 5b</div>
          <div class="draggable" href="#">Link 6b</div>
          <div class="draggable" href="#">Link 7b</div>
        </div>
    </div>
    <div class="dropdown-list draggable" href="#">Link 3</div>
  </div>
</div>

CSS:

.dropbtn {
    background-color: #4CAF50;
    color: white;
    padding: 16px;
    font-size: 16px;
    border: none;
    cursor: pointer;
}

.dropdown {
    position: relative;
    display: inline-block;
}

.dropdown-content {
    display: none;
    position: absolute;
    right: 0;
    background-color: #f9f9f9;
    min-width: 160px;
    box-shadow: 0px 8px 16px 0px rgba(0,0,0,0.2);
}

.dropdown-sub-list {
    display: none;
    position:relative;
    float:left;
    right: 0;
    background-color: #f9f9f9;
    min-width: 160px;
    box-shadow: 0px 8px 16px 0px rgba(0,0,0,0.2);
}

.dropdown-content .draggable {
    color: black;
    padding: 12px 16px;
    text-decoration: none;
    display: block;
}

.dropdown-content .draggable:hover{background-color: #f1f1f1}

.dropdown-list:hover .dropdown-sub-list{
    display : block;
}

.dropdown:hover .dropdown-content {
    display: block;
}

.dropdown:hover .dropbtn {
    background-color: #3e8e41;
}

Here is the jsfiddle: https://jsfiddle.net/yusrilmaulidanraji/9sdck1z1/3/

The questions of mine are:

  • How could I move the sub-menu to the exactly on the right side of the menu?
  • How to prevent the resizing of the menu because of the appearance of the sub-menu?

Thank you in advance.


Solution

  • Updated Fiddle.

    1. Add position: relative(so that the dropdown can be positioned to right) in .dropdown-content .draggable

    2. Use position: absolute on .dropdown-sub-list. Also add left: 100%(moves drop down to the right); top: 0 (moves drop down to the top)

    .dropbtn {
      background-color: #4CAF50;
      color: white;
      padding: 16px;
      font-size: 16px;
      border: none;
      cursor: pointer;
    }
    .dropdown {
      position: relative;
      display: inline-block;
    }
    .dropdown-content {
      display: none;
      position: absolute;
      right: 0;
      background-color: #f9f9f9;
      min-width: 160px;
      box-shadow: 0px 8px 16px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
    }
    .dropdown-sub-list {
      display: none;
      position: absolute;
      top: 0;
      left: 100%;
      background-color: #f9f9f9;
      min-width: 160px;
      box-shadow: 0px 8px 16px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
    }
    .dropdown-content .draggable {
      color: black;
      padding: 12px 16px;
      text-decoration: none;
      display: block;
      position: relative;
    }
    .dropdown-content .draggable:hover {
      background-color: #f1f1f1
    }
    .dropdown-list:hover .dropdown-sub-list {
      display: block;
    }
    .dropdown:hover .dropdown-content {
      display: block;
    }
    .dropdown:hover .dropbtn {
      background-color: #3e8e41;
    }
    <div class="dropdown" style="float:left;">
      <button class="dropbtn">Left</button>
      <div class="dropdown-content" style="left:0;">
        <div class="dropdown-list draggable" href="#">Link 1
          <div class="dropdown-sub-list">
            <div class="draggable" href="#">Link 4</div>
            <div class="draggable" href="#">Link 5</div>
            <div class="draggable" href="#">Link 6</div>
            <div class="draggable" href="#">Link 7</div>
          </div>
        </div>
        <div class="dropdown-list draggable" href="#">Link 2
          <div class="dropdown-sub-list">
            <div class="draggable" href="#">Link 4b</div>
            <div class="draggable" href="#">Link 5b</div>
            <div class="draggable" href="#">Link 6b</div>
            <div class="draggable" href="#">Link 7b</div>
          </div>
        </div>
        <div class="dropdown-list draggable" href="#">Link 3</div>
      </div>
    </div>