Bootstrap 4 Modal - C#

Introduction

Bootstrap is a popular front-end framework that makes it easy to create responsive websites. One of the components provided by Bootstrap is the modal, which is a dialog box or popup window that is displayed on top of the main content. In this tutorial, we will explore how to use Bootstrap 4 modal in a C# application.

Prerequisites

In order to follow along with this tutorial, you should have some basic knowledge of C# and familiarity with Visual Studio.

Getting started

To get started, we need to create a new C# project in Visual Studio. Once the project is created, we need to add the Bootstrap 4 CSS and JavaScript files to our project. You can download the Bootstrap 4 files from the official website or use a CDN.

Next, we need to create a button that will trigger the modal. We can do this by adding a button to our HTML markup and adding the data-toggle and data-target attributes to it.

<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#myModal">Open Modal</button>

In this example, we have created a button with the btn and btn-primary classes, which is styled as a primary button. The data-toggle attribute specifies that this button should open a modal, and the data-target attribute specifies the ID of the modal we want to open. In this case, the ID is myModal.

Next, we need to create the modal itself. We can do this by adding a div element with the modal and fade classes, and an ID that matches the data-target attribute of the button we created earlier.

<div class="modal fade" id="myModal" tabindex="-1" role="dialog"
  aria-labelledby="myModalLabel" aria-hidden="true">
  ...
</div>

Inside the modal div, we can add a header, body, and footer. The header should contain a title for the modal, which can be specified using the h4 element and the modal-title class. The body should contain the content we want to display in the modal. The footer can contain buttons that allow the user to interact with the modal.

<div class="modal-body">
  <p>This is the content of the modal.</p>
</div>
<div class="modal-footer">
  <button type="button" class="btn btn-default" data-dismiss="modal">Close</button>
  <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary">Save changes</button>
</div>

In this example, we have added a paragraph of text to the modal body, and two buttons to the modal footer. The first button has a data-dismiss attribute, which specifies that clicking on this button should close the modal. The second button is a primary button that can be used to save changes made in the modal.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have explored how to use Bootstrap 4 modal in a C# application. We have created a button that triggers the modal, and a modal that contains header, body, and footer sections. We hope that this tutorial has been helpful in getting you started with Bootstrap 4 modal.