handleCartHover()
Opens the cart display by setting shouldDisplayCart to true. Useful for hover-to-open cart interactions.
Basic Usage
import { useShoppingCart } from 'use-shopping-cart'
function CartButton() {
const { handleCartHover, handleCloseCart, cartCount } = useShoppingCart()
return (
<div
onMouseEnter={handleCartHover}
onMouseLeave={handleCloseCart}
className="cart-trigger"
>
<button>Cart ({cartCount})</button>
</div>
)
}Complete Example with Cart Display
import { useShoppingCart } from 'use-shopping-cart'
function Header() {
const {
handleCartHover,
handleCloseCart,
shouldDisplayCart,
cartCount,
cartDetails
} = useShoppingCart()
return (
<header>
<div
onMouseEnter={handleCartHover}
onMouseLeave={handleCloseCart}
className="relative"
>
<button className="cart-button">Cart ({cartCount})</button>
{shouldDisplayCart && (
<div className="cart-dropdown">
{cartCount === 0 ? (
<p>Your cart is empty</p>
) : (
<div>
{Object.entries(cartDetails).map(([id, item]) => (
<div key={id}>
<span>{item.name}</span>
<span>×{item.quantity}</span>
</div>
))}
</div>
)}
</div>
)}
</div>
</header>
)
}Notes
- Only opens the cart (doesn't toggle)
- Use with
handleCloseCart()for hover interactions - Check
shouldDisplayCartproperty to show/hide cart UI
