jQuery hide element when clicked anywhere on the page
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I would like to know if this is the correct way of hiding visible elements when clicked anywhere on the page.
$(document).click(function (event) {    		
    $('#myDIV:visible').hide();
});
The element (div, span etc) cannot disappear when click event occurs withing the boundaries of the element.
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