Bootstrap navigation elements


In this chapter we will explain some of the options provided by Bootstrap for defining navigation elements. They use the same tags and base class .nav. Bootstrap also provides a helper class for sharing markup and state. Changing the modified class allows you to switch between different styles.

Table navigation or label

Create a tabbed navigation menu:

  • Create a tabbed navigation menu with class .nav starts the unordered list.

  • Add class .nav-tabs.

The following example demonstrates this:

Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
   <title>Bootstrap 实例 - 标签式的导航菜单</title>
   <link href="http://libs.baidu.com/bootstrap/3.0.3/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
<script src="http://libs.baidu.com/jquery/2.0.0/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="http://libs.baidu.com/bootstrap/3.0.3/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
</head>
<body>

<p>标签式的导航菜单</p>
<ul class="nav nav-tabs">
   <li class="active"><a href="#">Home</a></li>
   <li><a href="#">SVN</a></li>
   <li><a href="#">iOS</a></li>
   <li><a href="#">VB.Net</a></li>
   <li><a href="#">Java</a></li>
   <li><a href="#">PHP</a></li>
</ul>

</body>
</html>

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Capsule navigation menu

Basic capsule navigation menu

If you need to put the label To change to capsule style, just use class .nav-pills instead of .nav-tabs. The other steps are the same as above.

The following example demonstrates this:

Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
   <title>Bootstrap 实例 - 基本的胶囊式导航菜单</title>
   <link href="http://libs.baidu.com/bootstrap/3.0.3/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
<script src="http://libs.baidu.com/jquery/2.0.0/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="http://libs.baidu.com/bootstrap/3.0.3/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
</head>
<body>

<p>基本的胶囊式导航菜单</p>
<ul class="nav nav-pills">
   <li class="active"><a href="#">Home</a></li>
   <li><a href="#">SVN</a></li>
   <li><a href="#">iOS</a></li>
   <li><a href="#">VB.Net</a></li>
   <li><a href="#">Java</a></li>
   <li><a href="#">PHP</a></li>
</ul>

</body>
</html>

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Vertical capsule navigation menu

You can use it while using class .nav, .nav-pills class .nav-stacked, allows capsules to be stacked vertically.

The following example demonstrates this:

Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
   <title>Bootstrap 实例 - 垂直的胶囊式导航菜单</title>
  <link href="http://libs.baidu.com/bootstrap/3.0.3/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
<script src="http://libs.baidu.com/jquery/2.0.0/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="http://libs.baidu.com/bootstrap/3.0.3/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
</head>
<body>

<p>垂直的胶囊式导航菜单</p>
<ul class="nav nav-pills nav-stacked">
   <li class="active"><a href="#">Home</a></li>
   <li><a href="#">SVN</a></li>
   <li><a href="#">iOS</a></li>
   <li><a href="#">VB.Net</a></li>
   <li><a href="#">Java</a></li>
   <li><a href="#">PHP</a></li>
</ul>

</body>
</html>

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Aligned navigation

You can use .nav, .nav- Use class .nav-justified together with tabs or .nav, .nav-pills to make the tabbed or capsule navigation menu the same width as the parent element. On smaller screens, navigation links stack.

The following example demonstrates this:

Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
   <title>Bootstrap 实例 - 两端对齐的导航元素</title>
   <link href="http://libs.baidu.com/bootstrap/3.0.3/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
<script src="http://libs.baidu.com/jquery/2.0.0/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="http://libs.baidu.com/bootstrap/3.0.3/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
</head>
<body>

<p>两端对齐的导航元素</p>
<ul class="nav nav-pills nav-justified">
   <li class="active"><a href="#">Home</a></li>
   <li><a href="#">SVN</a></li>
   <li><a href="#">iOS</a></li>
   <li><a href="#">VB.Net</a></li>
   <li><a href="#">Java</a></li>
   <li><a href="#">PHP</a></li>
</ul><br><br><br>

<ul class="nav nav-tabs nav-justified">
   <li class="active"><a href="#">Home</a></li>
   <li><a href="#">SVN</a></li>
   <li><a href="#">iOS</a></li>
   <li><a href="#">VB.Net</a></li>
   <li><a href="#">Java</a></li>
   <li><a href="#">PHP</a></li>
</ul>

</body>
</html>

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Disabled link

For each .nav class, if .disabled class is added , a gray link will be created and the :hover status of the link will be disabled, as shown in the following example:

Instance

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
   <title>Bootstrap 实例 - 导航元素中的禁用链接</title>
   <link href="http://libs.baidu.com/bootstrap/3.0.3/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
<script src="http://libs.baidu.com/jquery/2.0.0/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="http://libs.baidu.com/bootstrap/3.0.3/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
</head>
<body>

<p>导航元素中的禁用链接</p>
<ul class="nav nav-pills">
   <li class="active"><a href="#">Home</a></li>
   <li><a href="#">SVN</a></li>
   <li class="disabled"><a href="#">iOS（禁用链接）</a></li>
   <li><a href="#">VB.Net</a></li>
   <li><a href="#">Java</a></li>
   <li><a href="#">PHP</a></li>
</ul><br><br>

<ul class="nav nav-tabs">
   <li class="active"><a href="#">Home</a></li>
   <li><a href="#">SVN</a></li>
   <li><a href="#">iOS</a></li>
   <li  class="disabled"><a href="#">VB.Net（禁用链接）</a></li>
   <li><a href="#">Java</a></li>
   <li><a href="#">PHP</a></li>
</ul>	

</body>
</html>

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This class will only change the appearance of <a>, but will not change its functionality. Here you need to use custom JavaScript to disable the link.

Drop-down menu

Navigation menus use similar syntax as drop-down menus. By default, the list item's anchor cooperates with some data properties to trigger an unordered list with the .dropdown-menu class.

Tag with drop-down menu

The steps to add a drop-down menu to a tag are as follows:

  • Case a tag with class .nav starts the unordered list.

  • Add class .nav-tabs.

  • Add an unordered list with .dropdown-menu class.

Instance

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
   <title>Bootstrap 实例 - 带有下拉菜单的标签</title>
   <link href="http://libs.baidu.com/bootstrap/3.0.3/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
<script src="http://libs.baidu.com/jquery/2.0.0/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="http://libs.baidu.com/bootstrap/3.0.3/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
</head>
<body>

<p>带有下拉菜单的标签</p>
<ul class="nav nav-tabs">
   <li class="active"><a href="#">Home</a></li>
   <li><a href="#">SVN</a></li>
   <li><a href="#">iOS</a></li>
   <li><a href="#">VB.Net</a></li>
   <li class="dropdown">
      <a class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown" href="#">
         Java <span class="caret"></span>
      </a>
      <ul class="dropdown-menu">
         <li><a href="#">Swing</a></li>
         <li><a href="#">jMeter</a></li>
         <li><a href="#">EJB</a></li>
         <li class="divider"></li>
         <li><a href="#">分离的链接</a></li>
      </ul>
   </li>
   <li><a href="#">PHP</a></li>
</ul>

</body>
</html>

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Capsule with drop-down menu

The steps are the same as creating a tab with a drop-down menu, except that .nav-tabs class needs to be changed to .nav-pills, as shown in the following example:

Instance

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
   <title>Bootstrap 实例 - 带有下拉菜单的胶囊</title>
   <link href="http://libs.baidu.com/bootstrap/3.0.3/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
<script src="http://libs.baidu.com/jquery/2.0.0/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="http://libs.baidu.com/bootstrap/3.0.3/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
</head>
<body>

<p>带有下拉菜单的胶囊</p>
<ul class="nav nav-pills">
   <li class="active"><a href="#">Home</a></li>
   <li><a href="#">SVN</a></li>
   <li><a href="#">iOS</a></li>
   <li><a href="#">VB.Net</a></li>
   <li class="dropdown">
      <a class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown" href="#">
         Java <span class="caret"></span>
      </a>
      <ul class="dropdown-menu">
         <li><a href="#">Swing</a></li>
         <li><a href="#">jMeter</a></li>
         <li><a href="#">EJB</a></li>
         <li class="divider"></li>
         <li><a href="#">分离的链接</a></li>
      </ul>
   </li>
   <li><a href="#">PHP</a></li>
</ul>

</body>
</html>

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