Bootstrap Responsive Product Grid - html

Question

I am building a product grid built upon AngularJS data - where there will be images and product details (text)
The text sometimes extends to the 2nd line, causing havoc.
Here is my code:
<div class="row">
<div data-ng-repeat="s in Results">
<div class="col-xs-4">
<a href="#" class="thumbnail">
<div>
<img ng-src="{{s.ProductImage}}" class="img-responsive">
</div>
<div>
{{s.Store}} {{s.Category}} {{s.ProductName}}
</div>
</a>
</div>
<div class="clearfix visible-xs-block"></div>
</div>
</div>
This is what it looks like:
How do I fix it so that <div>s all have the same height?
I tried to look online for solutions, but I think I am 50% there. Please help.
Note: I Don't want to hide content.

Answer 1

This is what I ended up doing for anyone who stumbles on this again in the future.
Javascript
function ResizeToLargestElement(element) {
var maxHeight = -1;
if ($(element).length > 0) {
$(element).each(function () {
maxHeight = maxHeight > $(this).height() ? maxHeight : $(this).height();
});
$(element).each(function () {
$(this).height(maxHeight);
});
}
}
Without AngularJS
For those who aren't using AngularJS, just call ResizeToLargestElement() when data changes or the window is resized using
$(window).resize(function() {
ResizeToLargestElement('.AutoResizeToLargestElement');
});`
With AngularJS
The idea is to call the ResizeToLargestElement() function whenever $scope.Results changes or when the window resizes.
To know when $scope.Results changed is easy, but to know when elements (that are bound to it) finished rendering is not easy. To do that, you need a AngularJS directive.
To know when the window re-sizes, use angular.element($window).on('resize', function () {...});
HTML
<div class="row">
<div data-ng-repeat="s in Results" data-ng-repeat-finished> <!--ADDED Directive-->
<div class="col-xs-4">
<a href="#" class="thumbnail AutoResizeToLargestElement"> <!--ADDED Class-->
<div>
<img ng-src="{{s.ProductImage}}" class="img-responsive">
</div>
<div>
{{s.Store}} {{s.Category}} {{s.ProductName}}
</div>
</a>
</div>
<!--REMOVED clearfix-->
</div>
</div>
MyDirectives.js
angular.module('myApp').directive('ngRepeatFinished', function ($timeout) {
return {
restrict: 'A',
link: function (scope, element, attr) {
if (scope.$last === true) {
$timeout(function () {
scope.$emit('ngRepeatFinished');
});
}
}
}
});
mycontroller.js
$scope.$on('ngRepeatFinished', function (ngRepeatFinishedEvent) {
ResizeToLargestElement(".AutoResizeToLargestElement");
});
angular.element($window).on('resize', function () {
ResizeToLargestElement(".AutoResizeToLargestElement");
});
Note: this requires you to include $window in the AngularJS dependency list.
I.E. angular.module('myApp').controller('....', ['...., '$window', ....]);

Answer 2

If you want to keep the height of each product dynamic, you will need to split the results into columns. And then use ng-if to put the right items in the right column. Every 3rd item will go into the same column. To set them to different columns, just reduce the $index by 1 for each extra column.
<div class="row">
<div class="col-xs-4">
<div ng-repeat="s in Results"> <a href="#" class="thumbnail" ng-if="$index%3==0">
<div>
<img ng-src="{{s.ProductImage}}" class="img-responsive" />
</div>
<div>{{s.Store}} {{s.Category}} {{s.ProductName}}</div>
</a>
<div class="clearfix visible-xs-block"></div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="col-xs-4">
<div ng-repeat="s in Results"> <a href="#" class="thumbnail" ng-if="($index-1)%3==0">
<div>
<img ng-src="{{s.ProductImage}}" class="img-responsive" />
</div>
<div>{{s.Store}} {{s.Category}} {{s.ProductName}}</div>
</a>
<div class="clearfix visible-xs-block"></div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="col-xs-4">
<div ng-repeat="s in Results"> <a href="#" class="thumbnail" ng-if="($index-2)%3==0">
<div>
<img ng-src="{{s.ProductImage}}" class="img-responsive" />
</div>
<div>{{s.Store}} {{s.Category}} {{s.ProductName}}</div>
</a>
<div class="clearfix visible-xs-block"></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>

Answer 3

You can manually restrict the height of the div and use an overflow. Use something like
<div class="col-xs-4" style="height:200px; overflow: auto;">Content</div>
Or, you could always use a responsive table (<table class="table table-responsive">) for your layout.

Answer 4

The best solution for this problem is to add clearfix class to hidden divs for earch size of viewport. for example:
Large size: i want 6 columns (large desktops)
Medium size: i want 4 columns (Desktops)
Tablets: i want 3 coumns
phones: i want 2 columns
so i have the products list:
<?php $count=1; foreach($productList as $product) : ?>
<div class="item col-xs-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-lg-2">
Picture and description
</div><!-- /item -->
<?php if( ($count%2)==0) {?><div class="clearfix visible-xs-block"></div><?php }?>
<?php if( ($count%3)==0) {?><div class="clearfix visible-sm-block"></div><?php }?>
<?php if( ($count%4)==0) {?><div class="clearfix visible-md-block"></div><?php }?>
<?php if( ($count%6)==0) {?><div class="clearfix visible-lg-block"></div><?php }?>
<?php $count++; endforeach?>