TypeError: $(...).modal is not a function with bootstrap Modal

Question

I have a bootstrap 2.32 modal which I am trying to dynamically insert into the HTML of another view. I'm working with Codeigniter 2.1. Following Dynamically inserting a bootstrap modal partial view into a view, I have:

<div id="modal_target"></div>

as the target div for insertion. I have a button in my view that looks like:

     <a href="#message" class="btn btn-large btn-info" data-action="Message" data-toggle="tab">Message</a>

My JS has:

$.ajax({
    type    : 'POST', 
    url     : "AjaxUpdate/get_modal",
    cache   : false,
    success : function(data){ 
       if(data){
            $('#modal_target').html(data);

            //This shows the modal
            $('#form-content').modal();
       }
    }
});

The button of the main view is:

<div id="thanks"><p><a data-toggle="modal" href="#form-content" class="btn btn-primary btn-large">Modal powers, activate!</a></p></div>

Here is what I'd like to store separately as a partial view:

<div id="form-content" class="modal hide fade in" style="display: none;">
    <div class="modal-header">
        <a class="close" data-dismiss="modal">×</a>
        <h3>Send me a message</h3>
    </div>
    <div class="modal-body">
        <form class="contact" name="contact">
             <fieldset>

               <!-- Form Name -->

            <legend>modalForm</legend>

            <!-- Text input-->
            <div class="control-group">
              <label class="control-label" for="user">User</label>
              <div class="controls">
                <input id="user" name="user" type="text" placeholder="User" class="input-xlarge" required="">
                <p class="help-block">help</p>
              </div>
            </div>

            <!-- Text input-->
            <div class="control-group">
              <label class="control-label" for="old">Old password</label>
              <div class="controls">
                <input id="old" name="old" type="text" placeholder="placeholder" class="input-xlarge">
                <p class="help-block">help</p>
              </div>
            </div>

            <!-- Text input-->
            <div class="control-group">
              <label class="control-label" for="new">New password</label>
              <div class="controls">
                <input id="new" name="new" type="text" placeholder="placeholder" class="input-xlarge">
                <p class="help-block">help</p>
              </div>
            </div>

            <!-- Text input-->
            <div class="control-group">
              <label class="control-label" for="repeat">Repeat new password</label>
              <div class="controls">
                <input id="repeat" name="repeat" type="text" placeholder="placeholder" class="input-xlarge">
                <p class="help-block">help</p>
              </div>
            </div>



                </fieldset>
        </form>
    </div>


    <div class="modal-footer">
        <input class="btn btn-success" type="submit" value="Send!" id="submit">
        <a href="#" class="btn" data-dismiss="modal">Nah.</a>
    </div>
</div>

When I click the button, the modal is inserted correctly, but I get the following error:

TypeError: $(...).modal is not a function 

How can I fix this?

Solution 1

i just want to emphasize what mwebber said in the comment:

also check if jQuery is not included twice

:)

it was the issue for me

Solution 2

This error is actually the result of you not including bootstrap's javascript before calling the modal function. Modal is defined in bootstrap.js not jQuery. It's also important to note that bootstrap actually needs jQuery to define the modal function, so it's vital that you include jQuery before including bootstrap's javascript. To avoid the error just be sure to include jQuery then bootstrap's javascript before you call the modal function. I usually do the following in my header tag:

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

Solution 3

After linking up your jquery and bootstrap write your code just below the Script tags of jquery and bootstrap.

$(document).ready(function($) {
  $("#div").on("click", "a", function(event) {
    event.preventDefault();
    jQuery.noConflict();
    $('#myModal').modal('show');

  });
});

<!-- jQuery library -->
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.12.4/jquery.min.js"></script>

<!-- Latest compiled JavaScript -->
<script src="http://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.7/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>

Solution 4

I have resolved this issue in react by using it like this.

window.$('#modal-id').modal();

Solution 5

Check that jquery library not included in html that load via Ajax .remove <script src="~/Scripts/jquery[ver].js"></script> in your AjaxUpdate/get_modal

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Comments

[mwebber]

Check if it will work with jQuery(...).modal. your jQuery may be in compatability mode, also check if jQuery is not included twice.

[LJ Wadowski]

there is a big probability that bootstrap.js is not loaded before you try to call .modal()

[user1592380]

mwebber - I'm not experienced with js , How do I "Check if it will work with jQuery(...).modal." I assume in the console somehow? Etsitra , bootstrap.js is loaded in header before all this happens.

[vp_arth]

It means: try jQuery('#form-content').modal();

[user1592380]

But where? in the console commandline ? I'm not thyat familiar with js workflows

[Himaan Singh]

instead of $('#form-content').modal(); use jQuery('#form-content').modal();

[guitarlass]

Anyone coming here for an answer like i did, see if its .modal() not model(). Such a lame mistake. drained me. :(

[vsocrates]

Why does it matter if jQuery is included twice or not?

[Muhammad Shahzad]

window.$('#modalid').modal('hide'); try this

[Mister Verleg]

Remember: Be sure to check ajax called files for jQuery too.

[Jen]

Also happened when I put lower version of jquery in a conditional include for ie8. <!--[if lt IE 9]>

[gillytech]

Also make sure no other libraries bundle jQuery in their own min files (DataTables does this in some cases)

[WEshruth]

Thank you @davetw12, it helped a lot

[Reza]

Don't forget to check imports, like: import '../jquery-3.3.1.js';

[redress]

...and what does one do in that event? @gillytech

[Ryan Griggs]

jQuery slim doesn't include modal().

[Love Putin]

I am in a catch 22 situation. In my Django app, I have menubar as well as modal windows. As per convention, most of my libraries are housed in the parent tamplate. Whichever pages have the modal, ref. to the bootstrap library is added. Now something funny happens with the menu bar - they need to be clicked twice to be activated. Other pages without the modal does not have this problem. Could somebody suggest as to what might be wrong?

[Mr. Perfectionist]

Correct Answer. :-)

[Gwyneth Llewelyn]

And that's why it didn't work.

[MertHaddad]

is this considered as a good practice?