Although this book does not cover the server-side logic required to make this happen, we will need to implement one last essential stepping stone, client-side form validation. In other words, what is currently missing from our form, aside from the server-side code to send or store the actual message, is a way for us to validate the user's form input and to notify the user should they fill out the form incorrectly. One obvious solution is to identify what type of input the form fields require, and then to use either plain JavaScript or jQuery to check the contents of each field using regular expressions. Once an expression fails to match, we could then set the contents of a specific HTML element to contain an error message. However, do we really need to implement all this from scratch? The short answer is no . Form validation is a well explored area within web development. Consequently, there exist plenty of third-party JavaScript libraries that allow us to implement form...
Mastering Bootstrap 4
Mastering Bootstrap 4
Overview of this book
Bootstrap 4 is a free CSS and JavaScript framework that allows developers to rapidly build responsive web-interfaces.
Right from the first chapter, dive into building a customized Bootstrap website from scratch. Get to grips with Bootstrap’s key features and quickly discover the various ways in which Bootstrap can help you develop web-interfaces. Then take walk through the fundamental features, such as its grid system, helper classes, and responsive utilities. When you have mastered these, you will discover how to structure page layouts, use forms, style different types of content and utilize Bootstrap’s various navigation components. Among other things, you will also tour the anatomy of a Bootstrap plugin, creating your own custom components and extending Bootstrap using jQuery. Finally, you will discover how to optimize your website and integrate it with third-party frameworks.
By the end of this book, you will have a thorough knowledge of the framework’s ins and outs, and be able to build highly customizable and optimized web interfaces.
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Table of Contents (15 chapters)
Mastering Bootstrap 4
Credits
About the Authors
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Free Chapter
Revving Up Bootstrap
Making a Style Statement
Building the Layout
On Navigation, Footers, Alerts, and Content
Speeding Up Development Using jQuery Plugins
Customizing Your Plugins
Integrating Bootstrap with Third-Party Plugins
Optimizing Your Website
Integrating with AngularJS and React
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