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I'm trying to display a text input inline with a dropdown button. I can't figure out how to do this though. Here's the HTML I've tried (I've put all of it on a single line with no results):

<div class="input-append">
  <input type="text" placeholder="foo" class="input-mini">
  <div class="btn-group">
    <a id="amount_type" class="btn dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown" href="#">10<span class="caret"></span></a>
    <ul id="amount_type_options" class="dropdown-menu">
      <li class="selected"><a href="#">10</a></li>
      <li><a href="#">100</a></li>
      <li><a href="#">1000</a></li>
    </ul>
  </div>
</div>

Is this possible?

Thank you

Misha M
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Current state: default implementation in docs

Currently there is a default implementation of input+dropdown combo in the documentation here (search for "Button dropdowns"). I leave the original solution for the record and for those who cannot use solution now included in the documentation.

Original solution

Yes, it is possible. As a matter of fact, there is one example in the Twitter Bootstrap documentation (follow the link and search "Examples" for dropdown buttons):

<div class="btn-group">
    <a class="btn btn-primary" href="#">
        <i class="icon-user icon-white"></i> User
    </a>
    <a class="btn btn-primary dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown" href="#">
        <span class="caret"></span>
    </a>
    <ul class="dropdown-menu">
        <li><a href="#"><i class="icon-pencil"></i> Edit</a></li>
        <li><a href="#"><i class="icon-trash"></i> Delete</a></li>
        <li><a href="#"><i class="icon-ban-circle"></i> Ban</a></li>
        <li class="divider"></li>
        <li><a href="#"><i class="i"></i> Make admin</a></li>
    </ul>
</div>

If enclosed within text, it can look like this (with text on the button changed, nothing else):

Twitter Bootstrap dropdown button within text

EDIT:

If you are trying to achieve <input> with appended dropdown menu as in the dropdown buttons, then this is one of the solutions:

  1. Add a btn-group class to the element that has input-append class,
  2. Add elements with classes dropdown-toggle and dropdown-menu at the end of the element with class input-append,
  3. Override style for element matching .input-append .btn.dropdown-menu so it does not have float: left (otherwise it will get into next line).

The resulting code may look like this:

<div class="input-append btn-group">
    <input class="span2" id="appendedInputButton" size="16" type="text">
    <a class="btn btn-primary dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown" href="#">
        <span class="caret"></span>
    </a>
    <ul class="dropdown-menu">
        <li><a href="#"><i class="icon-pencil"></i> Edit</a></li>
        <li><a href="#"><i class="icon-trash"></i> Delete</a></li>
        <li><a href="#"><i class="icon-ban-circle"></i> Ban</a></li>
        <li class="divider"></li>
        <li><a href="#"><i class="i"></i> Make admin</a></li>
    </ul>
</div>

with a little support from this style override:

.input-append .btn.dropdown-toggle {
    float: none;
}

and give you the exact same result as this:

enter image description here

EDIT 2: Updated the CSS selector (was .dropdown-menu, is .dropdown-toggle).

Tadeck
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    Sorry, I'm actually looking for an input field with a dropdown button appended on the end. If you look at the Forms section of the link you provided and check out the "Append with button" example, you'll see what I mean. Except in that example, it's a regular button and I'm trying to figure out how to use a dropdown instead. – Misha M Aug 16 '12 at 02:19
  • @MishaM: It looks like you are trying to create your own dropdown implementation. May I ask why? This usually means you should use just a dropdown, probably with a little styling. Do you need something different than dropdown (``)? – Tadeck Aug 16 '12 at 02:25
  • The dropdown is a qualifier for the input. The input contains the amount and the dropdown contains the units. I can implement them separately, but I'm trying to present a better experience to the user. – Misha M Aug 16 '12 at 02:32
  • @MishaM: See updated answer. It now contains something similar to _Append with button_ you referenced. – Tadeck Aug 16 '12 at 02:41
  • This is great. On my browser though, the dropdown is on the left. See here: http://jsfiddle.net/misham/v9fyf/2/ Any suggestions to fix it? – Misha M Aug 16 '12 at 02:49
  • @MishaM: See the updated version: http://jsfiddle.net/v9fyf/4/ - I missed the selector and did not tell you about the need to remove any space between the input field and the dropdown button. – Tadeck Aug 16 '12 at 03:22
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As of Bootstrap 3.x, there's an example of this in the docs here: http://getbootstrap.com/components/#input-groups-buttons-dropdowns

<div class="input-group">
  <input type="text" class="form-control" aria-label="...">
  <div class="input-group-btn">
    <button type="button" class="btn btn-default dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="false">Action <span class="caret"></span></button>
    <ul class="dropdown-menu dropdown-menu-right" role="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><!-- /btn-group -->
</div><!-- /input-group -->
clint
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Search for the "datalist" tag.

<input list="texto_pronto" name="input_normal">
<datalist id="texto_pronto">
    <option value="texto A">
    <option value="texto B">
</datalist>
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Jairo Frantiesco da Silva
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  • By far this is the easiest option to use. No idea why this was downvoted! +1 buddy for sharing. – XAMlMAX Mar 12 '18 at 15:05
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This is my solution is use display: inline

Some text <div class="dropdown" style="display:inline">
  <button class="btn btn-default dropdown-toggle" type="button" id="dropdownMenu1" data-toggle="dropdown" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="true">
    Dropdown
    <span class="caret"></span>
  </button>
  <ul class="dropdown-menu" aria-labelledby="dropdownMenu1">
    <li><a href="#">Action</a></li>
    <li><a href="#">Another action</a></li>
    <li><a href="#">Something else here</a></li>
    <li><a href="#">Separated link</a></li>
  </ul>
</div> is here

a

<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.11.1/jquery.min.js"></script>

<script src="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.5/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
<link href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.5/css/bootstrap-theme.min.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.5/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet" />Your text
<div class="dropdown" style="display: inline">
  <button class="btn btn-default dropdown-toggle" type="button" id="dropdownMenu1" data-toggle="dropdown" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="true">
    Dropdown
    <span class="caret"></span>
  </button>
  <ul class="dropdown-menu" aria-labelledby="dropdownMenu1">
    <li><a href="#">Action</a>
    </li>
    <li><a href="#">Another action</a>
    </li>
    <li><a href="#">Something else here</a>
    </li>
    <li><a href="#">Separated link</a>
    </li>
  </ul>
</div>is here
Hoàng Vũ Tgtt
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This is the code for Bootstrap with input search dropdown. I search a lot then i try its in javascript and html with bootstrap,

HTML Code :

<div class="form-group">
    <label class="col-xs-3 control-label">Language</label>
    <div class="col-xs-7">
        <div class="dropdown">
          <button id="mydef" class="btn dropdown-toggle" type="button" data-toggle="dropdown" onclick="doOn(this);">
            <div class="col-xs-10">
                <input type="text" id="search" placeholder="search" onkeyup="doOn(this);"></input>
            </div>
            <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-search"></span>
         </button>
      <ul id="def" class="dropdown-menu" style="display:none;" >
            <li><a id="HTML" onclick="mydef(this);" >HTML</a></li>
            <li><a id="CSS" onclick="mydef(this);" >CSS</a></li>
            <li><a id="JavaScript" onclick="mydef(this);" >JavaScript</a></li>
      </ul>
      <ul id="def1" class="dropdown-menu" style="display:none"></ul>
    </div>
</div>

Javascript Code :

function doOn(obj)
     {

        if(obj.id=="mydef")
        {
            document.getElementById("def1").style.display="none";
            document.getElementById("def").style.display="block";
        }
        if(obj.id=="search")
        {
            document.getElementById("def").style.display="none";

            document.getElementById("def1").innerHTML='<li><a id="Java" onclick="mydef(this);" >java</a></li><li><a id="oracle" onclick="mydef(this);" >Oracle</a></li>';

            document.getElementById("def1").style.display="block";
        }

    }
    function mydef(obj)
    {
        document.getElementById("search").value=obj.innerHTML;
        document.getElementById("def1").style.display="none";
        document.getElementById("def").style.display="none";
    }

You can use jquery and json code also as per your requirement.

Output like: enter image description here

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ashish bhatt
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Daniel Farrell's Bootstrap Combobox does the job perfectly. Here's an example from his GitHub repository.

$(document).ready(function(){
  $('.combobox').combobox();
  
  // bonus: add a placeholder
  $('.combobox').attr('placeholder', 'For example, start typing "Pennsylvania"');
});
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/twitter-bootstrap/3.3.7/css/bootstrap.min.css">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/bootstrap-combobox/1.1.8/css/bootstrap-combobox.min.css">
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.2.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/bootstrap-combobox/1.1.8/js/bootstrap-combobox.min.js"></script>

<select class="combobox form-control">
  <option></option>
  <option value="PA">Pennsylvania</option>
  <option value="CT">Connecticut</option>
  <option value="NY">New York</option>
  <option value="MD">Maryland</option>
  <option value="VA">Virginia</option>
</select>

As an added bonus, I've included a placeholder in script since applying it to the markup does not hold.

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