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I'm a front-end developer. When I write a html code I repeat my self a lot by copy and paste (header section, footer section, etc).
How I can write modularize my html files? Like separate header.html and footer.html, and after that call both in index.html... same as erb in Ruby on rails? (I don't like jade lang)
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In PHP we would do something like this:
index.php
<?php
include 'inc/head.inc.php'; //DOCTYPE and <head> stuff
include 'inc/header.inc.php'; //NAV or other top-of-page boilerplate
?>
<div id="uniqueDIV">
//Your unique page-specific divs can go here
</div>
<?php include 'inc/footer.inc.php'; ?>
So, in your head.inc.php file, you just have the usual DOCTYPE and <head> portion of your page file.
In Ruby, it appears the equivalent instruction is something like:
load "inc/head_inc.rb" -- OR --
require_relative "inc/head_inc.rb"
https://practicingruby.com/articles/ways-to-load-code
Another option is to use a bit of js/jQuery to populate parts of the document. If you don't have PHP, this is 2nd best option. It's less optimal than PHP because the js/jQ code will run after the page is fully rendered, which may cause a minuscule (but noticeable) lag before the code appears.
For example:
html
<div id="navbarDIV"></div>
js/jQuery:
<script type="text/javascript">
$(function(){
$('#navbarDIV').load( 'inc/navbar.inc.html' );
});
</script>
Note that you will need jQuery loaded to use the above code. Simple as this line in your <head>:
<script src="//code.jquery.com/jquery-1.11.3.min.js"></script>
jsFiddle demo
Final note: the script tag can be included in your <head> as an external file, or it can be plopped anywhere in your document with the rest of the html. Whatever works. But <head> as external file, or last element in body (also as an external file) are preferred.
Final final note: the ".inc." naming convention is not required, it's just my own practice. Include file could be named head.html or head.php or etc.
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