CODE EXAMPLE FOR JAVASCRIPT

click outside React component

const componentRef = useRef();

useEffect(() => {
    document.addEventListener("click", handleClick);
    return () => document.removeEventListener("click", handleClick);
    function handleClick(e: any) {
        if(componentRef && componentRef.current){
            const ref: any = componentRef.current
            if(!ref.contains(e.target)){
                // put your action here
            }
        }
    }
}, []);