CODEWITHSUNDEEP
jqueryhtmlcsstwitter-bootstrap
user5563910
user5563910

Reputation:

Bootstrap button dropdown not below button

I am having issues with getting a bootstrap button dropdown to actually show the dropdown below the button. It currently shows it below another div. I have been trying to get it to work for the past couple of hours and I can't do it.

HTML

    <!DOCTYPE html>
    <html lang="en">

    <head>
      <link href="css/style.css" rel="stylesheet" />
      <script src="js/jquery.min.js"></script>
      <script src="js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
    </head>

    <body class="nav-md">
      <div class="container body">
        <div class="main_container">
          <div class="col-md-3 left_col">
            <div class="left_col scroll-view"> </div>
          </div>
          <!-- page content -->
          <div class="right_col" role="main">
            <div class="">
              <div class="col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12">
                <div class="x_panel">
                  <div class="x_content">
                    <div class="" data-example-id="togglable-tabs" role="tabpanel">
                      <ul class="nav nav-tabs bar_tabs" id="myTab" role="tablist">
                        <li class="active" role="presentation"> <a aria-expanded="true" data-toggle="tab" href="#tab_content1" id="home-tab" role="tab"><i class="fa fa-globe"></i> Tab 1</a></li>
                      </ul>
                      <div class="tab-content" id="myTabContent">
                        <div aria-labelledby="home-tab" class="tab-pane fade active in" id="tab_content1" role="tabpanel">
                          <div class="row">
                            <div id="saveloaddiv" style="float:right;display:inline-block;"> <button data-toggle="dropdown" class="btn btn-success dropdown-toggle btn-xs" type="button" aria-expanded="true">Success <span class="caret"></span>
                                        </button>
                              <ul role="menu" class="dropdown-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>
                            </div>
                          </div>
                          <div class="clearfix"></div>
                          <div class="row">
                            <div class="col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12">
                              <div id="text">
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                              </div>
                            </div>
                          </div>
                        </div>
                      </div>
                    </div>
                  </div>
                </div>
              </div>
            </div>
          </div>
          <!-- /page content -->
        </div>
      </div>
    </body>
    </html>

I am using the twitter bootstrap cdn for my css and js.

I have made a fiddle to illustrate the problem: https://jsfiddle.net/rdawkins/f7m6cv7q/8/

Upvotes: 12

Views: 20813

Answers (1)

Roy
Roy

Reputation: 8069

The key to the solution is position: relative;.

Wrap the button and the dropdown menu inside a div, and make the container position: relative;. Place the menu via CSS under the button.

See an updated JSFiddle and the extra code below.

HTML

<div class="dropdown-container"><!--Container wrapped around-->
  <button data-toggle="dropdown" class="btn btn-success dropdown-toggle btn-xs" type="button" aria-expanded="true">Success <span class="caret"></span>
  </button>
  <ul role="menu" class="dropdown-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>
</div><!--Container closed-->

CSS

.dropdown-container {
  position: relative;
}

.dropdown-menu {
  position: absolute;
  top: 100%; /* Bottom of button */
  right: 0;
  margin-left: -100px; /* More to the left */
}

Upvotes: 21

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