Left & right align modal footer buttons in Bootstrap 4

Question

Bootstrap 4 uses flex-box for it's modal footers. If I want two buttons, one on the left and one on the right, how do I get it to work properly?

The code below tries to use a div.row with col-sm-6 but doesn't work.

Answer 1

Now that the modal-footer is "display:flex" in Bootstrap 4, it would be easiest to use the auto-margins. Use mr-auto on the left button.

<div class="modal-footer">
     <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary mr-auto">Save changes</button>
     <button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary" data-dismiss="modal">Close</button>
</div>

Demo

Also see: Left align and right align within div in Bootstrap

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Follow-up to comment "What if I need the button on the right to occupy all the space left?" - Use the btn-block class:

<div class="modal-footer">
     <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary text-nowrap">Save changes</button>
     <button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary btn-block ml-1" data-dismiss="modal">Close</button>
</div>