Integrating with Bootstrap

The Bootstrap CSS framework has become very popular recently. This recipe will show how we can use the framework with Laravel.

Getting ready

For this recipe, we need a standard Laravel installation. We'll also need to have the assets package installed, as demonstrated in the Adding assets recipe. Optionally, we could download the Bootstrap files and save them locally.

How to do it...

To complete this recipe, follow these steps:

1. In the routes.php file, create a new route as follows:

   Route::any('boot', function()
   {
     Asset::add('jquery', 'http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.10.2/jquery.min.js');
     Asset::add('bootstrap-js', 'http://netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/twitter-bootstrap/2.3.2/js/bootstrap.min.js', 'jquery');
     Asset::add('bootstrap-css', 'http://netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/twitter-bootstrap/2.3.2/css/bootstrap-combined.min.css');
     $superheroes = array('Batman', 'Superman', 'Wolverine','Deadpool', 'Iron Man');
     return View::make('boot')->with('superheroes...