fix: 🐛 Dropdown z-index problem

Z-index of dropdown does not work because it's parent has a transform
property. To avoid this, we float the dropdown using fixed co-ordinates
and then update the x, y positions.

src/columnmanager.js

@@ -63,51 +63,72 @@ export default class ColumnManager {
     }
 
     bindDropdown() {
-        let $activeDropdown;
-        let activeClass = 'dt-dropdown--active';
         let toggleClass = '.dt-dropdown__toggle';
+        let dropdownClass = '.dt-dropdown__list';
 
-        $.on(this.header, 'click', toggleClass, (e, $button) => {
+        // attach the dropdown list to container
-            const $dropdown = $.closest('.dt-dropdown', $button);
+        this.instance.dropdownContainer.innerHTML = this.getDropdownListHTML();
+        this.$dropdownList = this.instance.dropdownContainer.firstElementChild;
 
-            if (!$dropdown.classList.contains(activeClass)) {
+        $.on(this.header, 'click', toggleClass, e => {
-                deactivateDropdown();
+            this.openDropdown(e);
-                $dropdown.classList.add(activeClass);
-                $activeDropdown = $dropdown;
-            } else {
-                deactivateDropdown();
-            }
         });
 
         const deactivateDropdownOnBodyClick = (e) => {
-            const selector = [toggleClass, toggleClass + ' *'].join(',');
+            const selector = [
+                toggleClass, toggleClass + ' *',
+                dropdownClass, dropdownClass + ' *'
+            ].join(',');
             if (e.target.matches(selector)) return;
             deactivateDropdown();
         };
         $.on(document.body, 'click', deactivateDropdownOnBodyClick);
+        document.addEventListener('scroll', deactivateDropdown, true);
+
         this.instance.on('onDestroy', () => {
             $.off(document.body, 'click', deactivateDropdownOnBodyClick);
+            $.off(document, 'scroll', deactivateDropdown);
         });
 
-        const dropdownItems = this.options.headerDropdown;
+        $.on(this.$dropdownList, 'click', '.dt-dropdown__list-item', (e, $item) => {
-
+            if (!this._dropdownActiveColIndex) return;
-        $.on(this.header, 'click', '.dt-dropdown__list-item', (e, $item) => {
+            const dropdownItems = this.options.headerDropdown;
-            const $col = $.closest('.dt-cell', $item);
+            const { index } = $.data($item);
-            const {
+            const colIndex = this._dropdownActiveColIndex;
-                index
-            } = $.data($item);
-            const {
-                colIndex
-            } = $.data($col);
             let callback = dropdownItems[index].action;
 
             callback && callback.call(this.instance, this.getColumn(colIndex));
+            this.hideDropdown();
         });
 
+        const _this = this;
         function deactivateDropdown(e) {
-            $activeDropdown && $activeDropdown.classList.remove(activeClass);
+            _this.hideDropdown();
-            $activeDropdown = null;
         }
+
+        this.hideDropdown();
+    }
+
+    openDropdown(e) {
+        if (!this._dropdownWidth) {
+            $.style(this.$dropdownList, { display: '' });
+            this._dropdownWidth = $.style(this.$dropdownList, 'width');
+        }
+        $.style(this.$dropdownList, {
+            display: '',
+            left: (e.clientX - this._dropdownWidth + 4) + 'px',
+            top: (e.clientY + 4) + 'px'
+        });
+        const $cell = $.closest('.dt-cell', e.target);
+        const { colIndex } = $.data($cell);
+        this._dropdownActiveColIndex = colIndex;
+    }
+
+    hideDropdown() {
+        $.style(this.$dropdownList, {
+            display: 'none'
+        });
+        this._dropdownActiveColIndex = null;
     }
 
     bindResizeColumn() {
@@ -370,17 +391,24 @@ export default class ColumnManager {
     }
 
     getDropdownHTML() {
-        const { dropdownButton, headerDropdown: dropdownItems } = this.options;
+        const { dropdownButton } = this.options;
 
         return `
             <div class="dt-dropdown">
                 <div class="dt-dropdown__toggle">${dropdownButton}</div>
-                <div class="dt-dropdown__list">
-                ${dropdownItems.map((d, i) => `
-                    <div class="dt-dropdown__list-item" data-index="${i}">${d.label}</div>
-                `).join('')}
-                </div>
             </div>
       `;
     }
+
+    getDropdownListHTML() {
+        const { headerDropdown: dropdownItems } = this.options;
+
+        return `
+            <div class="dt-dropdown__list">
+            ${dropdownItems.map((d, i) => `
+                <div class="dt-dropdown__list-item" data-index="${i}">${d.label}</div>
+            `).join('')}
+            </div>
+        `;
+    }
 }

src/datatable.js

@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ class DataTable {
                     </span>
                 </div>
                 <div class="dt-toast"></div>
+                <div class="dt-dropdown-container"></div>
                 <textarea class="dt-paste-target"></textarea>
             </div>
         `;
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@ class DataTable {
         this.freezeContainer = $('.dt-freeze', this.wrapper);
         this.toastMessage = $('.dt-toast', this.wrapper);
         this.pasteTarget = $('.dt-paste-target', this.wrapper);
+        this.dropdownContainer = $('.dt-dropdown-container', this.wrapper);
     }
 
     refresh(data, columns) {

src/style.css

@@ -191,13 +191,10 @@
     }
 
     &__list {
-        display: none;
+        position: fixed;
-
-        position: absolute;
         min-width: 8rem;
-        top: 100%;
-        right: 0;
         z-index: 1;
+        cursor: pointer;
         background-color: var(--dt-cell-bg);
         border-radius: var(--dt-border-radius);
         padding: var(--dt-spacer-2) 0;