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javascript : Dropdown menu on click

How can I make it so that when the menu is expanded, it is inserted not on top of the menu elements, but between them?

<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><style>.dropbtn {
    background-color: #3498DB;
    color:white;
    padding: 16px
    font-size: 16px;
    border: none
    cursor: pointer;
}
.dropbtn:hover, .dropbtn:focus {
    background-color: #2980B9;
}
.dropdown {
    position: relative;
    display: inline-block
}
.dropdown-content {
    display: none;
    position: absolute;
    background-color: #f1f1f1;
    min-width: 160px
    overflow: auto;
    box-shadow: 0px 8px 16px 0px rgba(0,0,0,0.2);
    z-index: 1;
}
.dropdown-content a {
    color: black;
    padding: 12px 16px;
    text-decoration: none;
    display:block;
}
.dropdown a:hover {background-color: #ddd;}
.show {display: block;}
</style></head><body><h2>Clickable Dropdown</h2>
Click on the button to open the dropdown menu.
<div class="dropdown"><ul><li><button onclick="myFunction()" class="dropbtn">Dropdown</button></li>  <div id="myDropdown" class="dropdown-content">    <a href="#home">Home</a>    <a href="#about">About</a>    <a href="#contact">Contact</a>  </div>  <li><button onclick="myFunction()" class="dropbtn">Dropdown</button></li>  <div id="myDropdown" class="dropdown-content">    <a href="#home">Home</a>    <a href="#about">About</a>    <a href="#contact">Contact</a>  </div> </ul></div><script>/* When the user clicks on the button,
toggle between hiding and showing the dropdown content */
function myFunction() {
    document.getElementById("myDropdown").classList.toggle("show");
}
//Close the dropdown if the user clicks outside of it
window.onclick= function(event) {
  if (!event.target.matches('.dropbtn')) {
    var dropdowns= document.getElementsByClassName("dropdown-content");
    var i;
    for (i= 0; i < dropdowns length; i++) {
      var openDropdown= dropdowns[i];
      if (openDropdown.classList.contains('show')) {
        openDropdown.classList.remove('show');
      }
    }
  }
}
</script></body></html>
javascript html css
  • Answer # 1

    Change the position of .dropdown-content to relative and it will work.

    /* When the user clicks on the button,
toggle between hiding and showing the dropdown content */
function myFunction() {
    document.getElementById("myDropdown").classList.toggle("show");
}
//Close the dropdown if the user clicks outside of it
window.onclick= function(event) {
  if (!event.target.matches('.dropbtn')) {
    var dropdowns= document.getElementsByClassName("dropdown-content");
    var i;
    for (i= 0; i < dropdowns length; i++) {
      var openDropdown= dropdowns[i];
      if (openDropdown.classList.contains('show')) {
        openDropdown.classList.remove('show');
      }
    }
  }
}
    .dropbtn {
    background-color: #3498DB;
    color:white;
    padding: 16px
    font-size: 16px;
    border: none
    cursor: pointer;
}
.dropbtn:hover, .dropbtn:focus {
    background-color: #2980B9;
}
.dropdown {
    position: relative;
    display: inline-block
}
.dropdown-content {
    display: none;
    position: relative;
    background-color: #f1f1f1;
    min-width: 160px
    overflow: auto;
    box-shadow: 0px 8px 16px 0px rgba(0,0,0,0.2);
    z-index: 1;
}
.dropdown-content a {
    color: black;
    padding: 12px 16px;
    text-decoration: none;
    display:block;
}
.dropdown a:hover {background-color: #ddd;}
.show {display: block;}
    <h2>Clickable Dropdown</h2>
    Click on the button to open the dropdown menu.p>
  • Answer # 2

    Change the position of .dropdown-content to relative and it will work.

    /* When the user clicks on the button,
toggle between hiding and showing the dropdown content */
function myFunction() {
    document.getElementById("myDropdown").classList.toggle("show");
}
//Close the dropdown if the user clicks outside of it
window.onclick= function(event) {
  if (!event.target.matches('.dropbtn')) {
    var dropdowns= document.getElementsByClassName("dropdown-content");
    var i;
    for (i= 0; i &lt; dropdowns length; i++) {
      var openDropdown= dropdowns[i];
      if (openDropdown.classList.contains('show')) {
        openDropdown.classList.remove('show');
      }
    }
  }
}
    .dropbtn {
    background-color: #3498DB;
    color:white;
    padding: 16px
    font-size: 16px;
    border: none
    cursor: pointer;
}
.dropbtn:hover, .dropbtn:focus {
    background-color: #2980B9;
}
.dropdown {
    position: relative;
    display: inline-block
}
.dropdown-content {
    display: none;
    position: relative;
    background-color: #f1f1f1;
    min-width: 160px
    overflow: auto;
    box-shadow: 0px 8px 16px 0px rgba(0,0,0,0.2);
    z-index: 1;
}
.dropdown-content a {
    color: black;
    padding: 12px 16px;
    text-decoration: none;
    display:block;
}
.dropdown a:hover {background-color: #ddd;}
.show {display: block;}
    <h2>Clickable Dropdown</h2>
    Click on the button to open the dropdown menu.p>