Bootstrap - Fill fluid container between header and footer
This may be a very simple question, but I've been out of the CSS scene for awhile and I can't seem to figure it out. I am using the Bootstrap framework and I have a fixed header and footer. The container in between includes a navbar and content area. I would like that container to fill the entire space (100% height) in between the header and footer.
Here is jsFiddle of the project: http://jsfiddle.net/NyXkt/2/
This is the current html structure:
<div id="wrapper">
<!-- Header -->
<div class="container-fluid no-padding header">
<div class="row-fluid fill-height">
<!-- Header Left -->
<div class="span2">
<p class="center-text">Left</p>
</div>
<!-- Header Middle -->
<div class="span8">
<p class="center-text">Middle</p>
</div>
<!-- Header Right -->
<div class="span2">
<p class="center-text">Right</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<!-- Content Wrapper -->
<div class="container-fluid no-padding fill">
<div class="row-fluid">
<div class="span2">
<div class="well sidebar-nav-fixed no-padding">
<ul id="nav">
<li><a href="#">Item 1</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="#">Sub-Item 1 a</a>
</li>
<li><a href="#">Sub-Item 1 b</a>
</li>
<li><a href="#">Sub-Item 1 c</a>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="#">Item 2</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="#">Sub-Item 2 a</a>
</li>
<li><a href="#">Sub-Item 2 b</a>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="#">Item 3</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="#">Sub-Item 3 a</a>
</li>
<li><a href="#">Sub-Item 3 b</a>
</li>
<li><a href="#">Sub-Item 3 c</a>
</li>
<li><a href="#">Sub-Item 3 d</a>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="#">Item 4</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="#">Sub-Item 4 a</a>
</li>
<li><a href="#">Sub-Item 4 b</a>
</li>
<li><a href="#">Sub-Item 4 c</a>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
<div class="span10">
<p class="center-text">Content</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<!-- Footer -->
<div id="footer">
<div class="container-fluid">
<p class="center-text">Footer</p>
</div>
</div>
If anyone could explain what I may need to do, or point me to an example, I'd appreciate it.
Answer
Bootstrap 4 (update 2019)
Now it's easier to get this layout using flexbox.
<body class="d-flex flex-column">
<header>
</header>
<main class="container-fluid flex-fill">
</main>
<footer>
</footer>
</body>
body {
min-height:100vh;
}
.flex-fill {
flex:1 1 auto;
}
Note: The flex-fill utility class will be included in the next Bootstrap 4.1 release. So after that release the extra CSS for flex-fill won't be needed.
Bootstrap 2 (original 2013 answer)
Any parent containers also have to be 100% height (html,body and #wrapper). If you make #wrapper {height:100%} and add 'fill-height' to your container it should work. See here:
http://jsfiddle.net/skelly/NyXkt/4/
#wrapper {
min-height: 100% !important;
height: 100% !important;
margin: 0 auto -33px;
}