Angular UI, Bootstrap Navbar Collapse and Javascri

Question

I have trouble with UI-Router in many ways. I don't understand how it interacts with other frameworks.

Namely, I am trying to implement Bootstrap 3's navbar collapse module, seen below:

<div class="navbar navbar-inverse navbar-fixed-top" role="navigation">
  <div class="container">
    <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="#">Project name test</a>
    </div>
    <div class="collapse navbar-collapse">
      <ul class="nav navbar-nav">
        <li class="active"><a href="#">Home</a></li>
        <li><a href="#about">About</a></li>
        <li><a href="#contact">Contact</a></li>
      </ul>
    </div><!--/.nav-collapse -->
  </div>
</div>

This is straight from the Bootstrap website and it works fine when inside its own .html page.

The issue is when I insert it into a UI-Router view. The collapsing action no longer works -- I'm guessing because the "data-target" function is somehow unable to find its target.

How does one use Bootstrap 3 with Angular UI? The Angular UI Bootstrap package does not have a navbar module.

The answer below is good. Here is a reference URL Twitter Bootstrap Navbar with AngularJS - Collapse Not Functioning.

Answer 1

My particular issue revolved around scope. I'm using ng-repeat to loop through my menu items so navbarCollapsed wasn't accessable in the ng-repeat child scope.

The resolution was to access the parent scope's variables. Simple as:

ng-click="$parent.navbarCollapsed = !$parent.navbarCollapsed"

Hope this helps anybody having the same issue.

Answer 2

You should replace bootstrap native js properties with ui-bootstrap directives (note the ng-click and collapse):

<nav class="navbar navbar-default" role="navigation">
    <!-- Brand and toggle get grouped for better mobile display -->
    <div class="navbar-header">
      <button type="button" class="navbar-toggle" ng-click="navbarCollapsed = !navbarCollapsed">
        <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="#">
        <!-- your branding here -->
      </a>
    </div>

    <!-- Collect the nav links, forms, and other content for toggling -->
    <div class="collapse navbar-collapse" collapse="navbarCollapsed">
      <!-- your normal collapsable content here -->
    </div>
</nav>

Set the initial value in your controller:

$scope.navbarCollapsed = true;

Edit:

New versions of ui-bootstrap prefix all compontents. Adjust your code accordingly eg. collapse -> uib-collapse.