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How to Create a Dropdown Menu using jQuery
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>Dropdown Menu</title>
<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Open+Sans" rel="stylesheet">
<style>
body {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;
}
nav {
margin: 100px 300px;
}
nav ul {
list-style: none;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}
nav li {
float: left;
width: 160px;
height: 40px;
background-color: midnightblue;
line-height: 40px;
text-align: center;
position: relative;
}
nav li a {
display: block;
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
text-decoration: none;
color: white;
border: 1px solid lightgrey;
}
nav li a:hover {
background-color: lightseagreen;
}
nav ul.sub {
position: absolute;
display: none;
}
nav ul.sub li ul.sub {
top:0;
left: 160px;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<nav>
<h1>Dropdown Menu</h1>
<ul class="main">
<li>
<a href="#">A</a>
<ul class="sub">
<li><a href="#">A-1</a></li>
<li>
<a href="#">A-2</a>
<ul class="sub">
<li><a href="#">A-2-1</a></li>
<li><a href="#">A-2-2</a></li>
<li>
<a href="#">A-2-3</a>
<ul class="sub">
<li><a href="#">A-2-3-1</a></li>
<li><a href="#">A-2-3-2</a></li>
<li><a href="#">A-2-3-3</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="#">A-3</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<a href="#">B</a>
<ul class="sub">
<li><a href="#">B-1</a></li>
<li><a href="#">B-2</a></li>
<li><a href="#">B-3</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<a href="#">C</a>
<ul class="sub">
<li><a href="#">C-1</a></li>
<li>
<a href="#">C-2</a>
<ul class="sub">
<li><a href="#">C-2-1</a></li>
<li><a href="#">C-2-2</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="#">C-3</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<a href="#">D</a>
<ul class="sub">
<li><a href="#">D-1</a></li>
<li><a href="#">D-2</a></li>
<li><a href="#">D-3</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<a href="#">E</a>
<ul class="sub">
<li><a href="#">E-1</a></li>
<li><a href="#">E-2</a></li>
<li><a href="#">E-3</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</nav>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.1.0/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script>
$(function(){
$(".main li").hover(
function(){
//$('ul.sub', this).slideDown(500);
//$('>ul.sub', this).slideDown(500);
$('>ul.sub:not(:animated)', this).slideDown(500);
},
function(){
//$('ul.sub',this).slideUp(300);
$('>ul.sub',this).slideUp(300);
}
);
});
</script>
</body>
</html>
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