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layout: docs
title: JavaScript
description: Bring Bootstrap to life with our optional JavaScript plugins. Learn about each plugin, our data and programmatic API options, and more.
group: getting-started
toc: true
---
## Individual or compiled
Plugins can be included individually (using Bootstrap's individual `js/dist/*.js`), or all at once using `bootstrap.js` or the minified `bootstrap.min.js` (don't include both).
If you use a bundler (Webpack, Rollup...), you can use `/js/dist/*.js` files which are UMD ready.
## Usage with JavaScript frameworks
While the Bootstrap CSS can be used with any framework, **the Bootstrap JavaScript is not fully compatible with JavaScript frameworks like React, Vue, and Angular** which assume full knowledge of the DOM. Both Bootstrap and the framework may attempt to mutate the same DOM element, resulting in bugs like dropdowns that are stuck in the "open" position.
A better alternative for those using this type of frameworks is to use a framework-specific package **instead of** the Bootstrap JavaScript. Here are some of the most popular options:
- React: [React Bootstrap](https://react-bootstrap.github.io/)
- Vue: [BootstrapVue](https://bootstrap-vue.org/)
- Angular: [ng-bootstrap](https://ng-bootstrap.github.io/)
## Using Bootstrap as a module
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**Try it yourself!** Download the source code and working demo for using Bootstrap as an ES module from the [twbs/examples repository](https://github.com/twbs/examples/tree/main/sass-js-esm). You can also [open the example in StackBlitz](https://stackblitz.com/github/twbs/examples/tree/main/sass-js-esm?file=index.html).
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We provide a version of Bootstrap built as `ESM` (`bootstrap.esm.js` and `bootstrap.esm.min.js`) which allows you to use Bootstrap as a module in the browser, if your [targeted browsers support it](https://caniuse.com/es6-module).
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Compared to JS bundlers, using ESM in the browser requires you to use the full path and filename instead of the module name. [Read more about JS modules in the browser.](https://v8.dev/features/modules#specifiers) That's why we use `'bootstrap.esm.min.js'` instead of `'bootstrap'` above. However, this is further complicated by our Popper dependency, which imports Popper into our JavaScript like so:
```js
import * as Popper from "@popperjs/core"
```
If you try this as-is, you'll see an error in the console like the following:
```text
Uncaught TypeError: Failed to resolve module specifier "@popperjs/core". Relative references must start with either "/", "./", or "../".
```
To fix this, you can use an `importmap` to resolve the arbitrary module names to complete paths. If your [targeted browsers](https://caniuse.com/?search=importmap) do not support `importmap`, you'll need to use the [es-module-shims](https://github.com/guybedford/es-module-shims) project. Here's how it works for Bootstrap and Popper:
```html
}}" rel="stylesheet" integrity="{{< param "cdn.css_hash" >}}" crossorigin="anonymous">
Hello, modularity!
Hello, modularity!
```
## Dependencies
Some plugins and CSS components depend on other plugins. If you include plugins individually, make sure to check for these dependencies in the docs.
Our dropdowns, popovers and tooltips also depend on [Popper](https://popper.js.org/).
## Still want to use jQuery? It's possible!
Bootstrap 5 is designed to be used without jQuery, but it's still possible to use our components with jQuery. **If Bootstrap detects `jQuery` in the `window` object** it'll add all of our components in jQuery's plugin system; this means you'll be able to do `$('[data-bs-toggle="tooltip"]').tooltip()` to enable tooltips. The same goes for our other components.
## Data attributes
Nearly all Bootstrap plugins can be enabled and configured through HTML alone with data attributes (our preferred way of using JavaScript functionality). Be sure to **only use one set of data attributes on a single element** (e.g., you cannot trigger a tooltip and modal from the same button.)
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## Selectors
Currently to query DOM elements we use the native methods `querySelector` and `querySelectorAll` for performance reasons, so you have to use [valid selectors](https://www.w3.org/TR/CSS21/syndata.html#value-def-identifier).
If you use special selectors, for example: `collapse:Example` be sure to escape them.
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## Events
Bootstrap provides custom events for most plugins' unique actions. Generally, these come in an infinitive and past participle form - where the infinitive (ex. `show`) is triggered at the start of an event, and its past participle form (ex. `shown`) is triggered on the completion of an action.
All infinitive events provide [`preventDefault()`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Event/preventDefault) functionality. This provides the ability to stop the execution of an action before it starts. Returning false from an event handler will also automatically call `preventDefault()`.
```js
const myModal = document.getElementById('myModal')
myModal.addEventListener('show.bs.modal', event => {
if (!data) {
return event.preventDefault() // stops modal from being shown
}
})
```
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## jQuery events
Bootstrap will detect jQuery if `jQuery` is present in the `window` object and there is no `data-bs-no-jquery` attribute set on ``. If jQuery is found, Bootstrap will emit events thanks to jQuery's event system. So if you want to listen to Bootstrap's events, you'll have to use the jQuery methods (`.on`, `.one`) instead of `addEventListener`.
```js
$('#myTab a').on('shown.bs.tab', () => {
// do something...
})
```
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## Programmatic API
All constructors accept an optional options object or nothing (which initiates a plugin with its default behavior):
```js
const myModalEl = document.getElementById('myModal')
const modal = new bootstrap.Modal(myModalEl) // initialized with defaults
const modal1 = new bootstrap.Modal(myModalEl, { keyboard: false }) // initialized with no keyboard
```
If you'd like to get a particular plugin instance, each plugin exposes a `getInstance` method. In order to retrieve it directly from an element, do this: `bootstrap.Popover.getInstance(myPopoverEl)`.
### CSS selectors in constructors
You can also use a CSS selector as the first argument instead of a DOM element to initialize the plugin. Currently the element for the plugin is found by the `querySelector` method since our plugins support a single element only.
```js
const modal = new bootstrap.Modal('#myModal')
const dropdown = new bootstrap.Dropdown('[data-bs-toggle="dropdown"]')
```
### Asynchronous functions and transitions
All programmatic API methods are **asynchronous** and return to the caller once the transition is started but **before it ends**.
In order to execute an action once the transition is complete, you can listen to the corresponding event.
```js
const myCollapseEl = document.getElementById('myCollapse')
myCollapseEl.addEventListener('shown.bs.collapse', event => {
// Action to execute once the collapsible area is expanded
})
```
In addition a method call on a **transitioning component will be ignored**.
```js
const myCarouselEl = document.getElementById('myCarousel')
const carousel = bootstrap.Carousel.getInstance(myCarouselEl) // Retrieve a Carousel instance
myCarouselEl.addEventListener('slid.bs.carousel', event => {
carousel.to('2') // Will slide to the slide 2 as soon as the transition to slide 1 is finished
})
carousel.to('1') // Will start sliding to the slide 1 and returns to the caller
carousel.to('2') // !! Will be ignored, as the transition to the slide 1 is not finished !!
```
### Default settings
You can change the default settings for a plugin by modifying the plugin's `Constructor.Default` object:
```js
// changes default for the modal plugin's `keyboard` option to false
bootstrap.Modal.Default.keyboard = false
```
## No conflict (only if you use jQuery)
Sometimes it is necessary to use Bootstrap plugins with other UI frameworks. In these circumstances, namespace collisions can occasionally occur. If this happens, you may call `.noConflict` on the plugin you wish to revert the value of.
```js
const bootstrapButton = $.fn.button.noConflict() // return $.fn.button to previously assigned value
$.fn.bootstrapBtn = bootstrapButton // give $().bootstrapBtn the Bootstrap functionality
```
## Version numbers
The version of each of Bootstrap's plugins can be accessed via the `VERSION` property of the plugin's constructor. For example, for the tooltip plugin:
```js
bootstrap.Tooltip.VERSION // => "{{< param current_version >}}"
```
## No special fallbacks when JavaScript is disabled
Bootstrap's plugins don't fall back particularly gracefully when JavaScript is disabled. If you care about the user experience in this case, use [`