CODE EXAMPLE FOR JAVASCRIPT

Stop modal from closing on outside click

Set the modal's backdrop to static. The modal component has a prop of backdrop, set that to backdrop="static"

<div>
    <Modal show={this.state.show} onHide={this.handleClose} backdrop="static">
        <Modal.Header>
            <Modal.Title>Change Password</Modal.Title>
        </Modal.Header>
        <Modal.Body>
            <form className="form-horizontal" style={{margin:0}}>
                <div className='password-heading'>This is the first time you have logged in.</div>
                <div className='password-heading'>Please set a new password for your account.</div>
                <br/>

                <label className="password">Password
                    <input type={this.state.type} className="password__input" onChange={this.passwordStrength}/>
                    <span className="password__show" onClick={this.showHide}>{this.state.type === 'input' ? 'Hide' : 'Show'}</span>
                    <span className="password__strength" data-score={this.state.score}>
                        <div className="strength_string">{this.state.strength}</div>
                    </span>
                </label>
                <br/>
                <label className="password">Confirm Password
                    <input type={this.state.type} className="password__input" onChange={this.passwordStrength}/>
                </label>

            </form>
            <br/>
        </Modal.Body>
        <Modal.Footer>
            <Button onClick={this.submitPassword} disabled={this.state.isDisabled}>Submit</Button>
        </Modal.Footer>
    </Modal>
</div>