AngularJS and Twitter Bootstrap
Bootstrap is a popular style sheet. This chapter
demonstrates how to use it with AngularJS.
Bootstrap
To include Bootstrap in your AngularJS application, add the following
line to your <head> element:
<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.2.0/css/bootstrap.min.css">
If you want to study Bootstrap, visit our
Bootstrap Tutorial.
Below is a complete HTML example, with all AngularJS directives and Bootstrap classes explained.
HTML Code
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html ng-app="">
<head>
<link rel="stylesheet"
href="http://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.2.0/css/bootstrap.min.css">
<script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/angularjs/1.2.26/angular.min.js"></script>
</head>
<body
ng-controller="userController">
<div class="container">
<h3>Users</h3>
<table
class="table table-striped">
<thead><tr>
<th>Edit</th>
<th>First
Name</th>
<th>Last Name</th>
</tr></thead>
<tbody><tr
ng-repeat="user in users">
<td>
<button class="btn" ng-click="editUser(user.id)">
<span class="glyphicon glyphicon-pencil"></span> Edit
</button>
</td>
<td>{{ user.fName }}</td>
<td>{{ user.lName }}</td>
</tr></tbody>
</table>
<hr>
<button class="btn btn-success"
ng-click="editUser('new')">
<span class="glyphicon glyphicon-user"></span> Create New User
</button>
<hr>
<h3 ng-show="edit">Create New User:</h3>
<h3 ng-hide="edit">Edit
User:</h3>
<form class="form-horizontal">
<div class="form-group">
<label class="col-sm-2 control-label">First Name:</label>
<div
class="col-sm-10">
<input type="text" ng-model="fName" ng-disabled="!edit"
placeholder="First Name">
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<label class="col-sm-2 control-label">Last Name:</label>
<div
class="col-sm-10">
<input type="text" ng-model="lName" ng-disabled="!edit"
placeholder="Last Name">
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<label class="col-sm-2 control-label">Password:</label>
<div
class="col-sm-10">
<input type="password" ng-model="passw1"
placeholder="Password">
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<label class="col-sm-2 control-label">Repeat:</label>
<div
class="col-sm-10">
<input type="password" ng-model="passw2"
placeholder="Repeat Password">
</div>
</div>
</form>
<hr>
<button class="btn btn-success" ng-disabled="error || incomplete">
<span class="glyphicon glyphicon-save"></span> Save
Changes
</button>
</div>
<script src = "myUsers.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
Try it Yourself »
Directives (Used Above) Explained
AngularJS Directive |
Description |
<html ng-app |
Defines an (unnamed) application for the <html> element |
<body ng-controller |
Defines a controller for the <body> element |
<tr ng-repeat |
Repeats the <tr> element for each user in users |
<button ng-click |
Invoke the function editUser() when the <button> element is clicked |
<h3 ng-show |
Show the <h3>s element if edit = true |
<h3 ng-hide |
Hide the <h3> element if edit = true |
<input ng-model |
Bind the <input> element to the application |
<button ng-disabled |
Disables the <button> element if error or incomplete = true |
Bootstrap Classes Explained
Element |
Bootstrap Class |
Defines |
<div> |
container |
A content container |
<table> |
table |
A table |
<table> |
table-striped |
A striped table |
<button> |
btn |
A button |
<button> |
btn-success |
A success button |
<span> |
glyphicon |
A glyph icon |
<span> |
glyphicon-pencil |
A pencil icon |
<span> |
glyphicon-user |
A user icon |
<span> |
glyphicon-save |
A save icon |
<form> |
form-horizontal |
A horizontal form |
<div> |
form-group |
A form group |
<label> |
control-label |
A control label |
<label> |
col-sm-2 |
A 2 columns span |
<div> |
col-sm-10 |
A 10 columns span |
JavaScript Code
function userController($scope) {
$scope.fName
= '';
$scope.lName = '';
$scope.passw1 = '';
$scope.passw2 = '';
$scope.users = [
{id:1, fName:'Hege', lName:"Pege" },
{id:2, fName:'Kim', lName:"Pim" },
{id:3, fName:'Sal', lName:"Smith" },
{id:4, fName:'Jack', lName:"Jones" },
{id:5, fName:'John', lName:"Doe"
},
{id:6, fName:'Peter', lName:"Pan" }
];
$scope.edit = true;
$scope.error = false;
$scope.incomplete = false;
$scope.editUser =
function(id) {
if (id == 'new') {
$scope.edit = true;
$scope.incomplete
= true;
$scope.fName = '';
$scope.lName
= '';
} else {
$scope.edit = false;
$scope.fName
= $scope.users[id-1].fName;
$scope.lName
= $scope.users[id-1].lName;
}
};
$scope.$watch('passw1',function()
{$scope.test();});
$scope.$watch('passw2',function() {$scope.test();});
$scope.$watch('fName', function() {$scope.test();});
$scope.$watch('lName', function() {$scope.test();});
$scope.test = function() {
if
($scope.passw1 !== $scope.passw2) {
$scope.error =
true;
} else {
$scope.error =
false;
}
$scope.incomplete = false;
if ($scope.edit
&& (!$scope.fName.length ||
!$scope.lName.length ||
!$scope.passw1.length || !$scope.passw2.length)) {
$scope.incomplete = true;
}
};
}
JavaScript Code Explained
Scope Properties |
Used for |
$scope.fName |
Model variable (user first name) |
$scope.lName |
Model variable (user last name) |
$scope.passw1 |
Model variable (user password 1) |
$scope.passw2 |
Model variable (user password 2) |
$scope.users |
Model variable (array of users) |
$scope.edit |
Set to true when user clicks on create user. |
$scope.error |
Set to true if passw1 not equal passw2 |
$scope.incomplete |
Set to true if any field is empty (length = 0) |
$scope.editUser |
Sets model variables |
$scope.watch |
Watches model variables |
$scope.test |
Tests model variables for errors and incompleteness |
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