Boostrap navbar form and links using navbar-right

Question

I would like to use navbar-right on a navbar-form and a navbar-nav however it ends up putting the form on one row and the navbar_nav on another row on the right. How can I get the navbar to show the brand on the left and on the right is a search field followed by a nav links.

    <nav class="navbar navbar-inverse" role="navigation">
      <div class="container-fluid col-sm-12 col-lg-offset-2 col-lg-8">
        <!-- Brand and toggle get grouped for better mobile display -->
        <div class="navbar-header">
          <button type="button" class="navbar-toggle" data-toggle="collapse"
                  data-target="#navbar_collapse">
            <span class="sr-only">Toggle navigation</span>
            <span class="icon-bar"></span>
            <span class="icon-bar"></span>
            <span class="icon-bar"></span>
          </button>
          <a class="navbar-brand" href="/" style="white-space:nowrap">Site</a>
        </div>
        <!-- Collect the nav links, forms, and other content for toggling -->
        <div class="collapse navbar-collapse" id="navbar_collapse">
          <div class="navbar-right">
            <form class="navbar-form" role="search" ng-submit="collectionSearch()">
              <div class="form-group">
                <input type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="Collection ID"
                       ng-model="cSearch" size=10 required>
              </div>
            </form>
            <ul class="nav navbar-nav">
              <li id="create_tab"><a href="/">Create</a></li>
              <li id="tests_tab"><a href="#/tests">Tests</a></li>
              <li id="collections_tab"><a href="#/collections">Collections</a></li>
              <li id="account_tab"><a href="#/account">Account</a></li>
              <li id="logout_tab" ><a href="#">Logout</a></li>
            </ul>
          </div>
        </div><!-- /.navbar-collapse -->
      </div><!-- /.container-fluid -->
    </nav>

Any suggestions are appreciated. Thank you!

Answer 1

You need to use this bootstrap classes navbar-form and navbar-left to move the search icon on left side. Here is a DEMO.

<form class="navbar-form navbar-left" role="search" ng-submit="collectionSearch()">
</form>

Answer 2

If I understand correctly, this should answer your question:

http://jsfiddle.net/zu5uoopc/

<nav class="navbar navbar-default" role="navigation">
<div class="container-fluid">
<!-- Brand and toggle get grouped for better mobile display -->
<div class="navbar-header">
  <button type="button" class="navbar-toggle" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#bs-example-navbar-collapse-1">
    <span class="sr-only">Toggle navigation</span>
    <span class="icon-bar"></span>
    <span class="icon-bar"></span>
    <span class="icon-bar"></span>
  </button>
  <a class="navbar-brand" href="#">Brand</a>
</div>

<!-- Collect the nav links, forms, and other content for toggling -->
<div class="collapse navbar-collapse" id="bs-example-navbar-collapse-1">
  <ul class="nav navbar-nav">
    <li class="active"><a href="#">Link</a></li>
    <li><a href="#">Link</a></li>
    <li class="dropdown">
      <a href="#" class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown">Dropdown <span class="caret"></span></a>
      <ul class="dropdown-menu" role="menu">
        <li><a href="#">Action</a></li>
        <li><a href="#">Another action</a></li>
        <li><a href="#">Something else here</a></li>
        <li class="divider"></li>
        <li><a href="#">Separated link</a></li>
        <li class="divider"></li>
        <li><a href="#">One more separated link</a></li>
      </ul>
    </li>
  </ul>

  <ul class="nav navbar-nav navbar-right">
    <li><a href="#">Link</a></li>
    <li class="dropdown">
      <a href="#" class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown">Dropdown <span class="caret"></span></a>
      <ul class="dropdown-menu" role="menu">
        <li><a href="#">Action</a></li>
        <li><a href="#">Another action</a></li>
        <li><a href="#">Something else here</a></li>
        <li class="divider"></li>
        <li><a href="#">Separated link</a></li>
      </ul>
    </li>
  </ul>

    <form class="navbar-form navbar-right" role="search">
    <div class="form-group">
      <input type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="Search">
    </div>
    <button type="submit" class="btn btn-default">Submit</button>
  </form>
</div><!-- /.navbar-collapse -->