Open Bootstrap Dropdown Menu on Hover Rather than Click - HTML CSS Bootstrap

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Description

Open Bootstrap Dropdown Menu on Hover Rather than Click

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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
 <head> 
  <meta charset="UTF-8"> 
  <title>Activate Bootstrap 3 Dropdowns on Hover</title> 
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.6/css/bootstrap.min.css"> 
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.6/css/bootstrap-theme.min.css"> 
  <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.11.3/jquery.min.js"></script> 
  <script src="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.6/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script> 
  <script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready(function(){
  $(".dropdown, .btn-group").hover(function(){
    var dropdownMenu = $(this).children(".dropdown-menu");
    if(dropdownMenu.is(":visible")){
      dropdownMenu.parent().toggleClass("open");
    }<!-- w w w. j  a  va2 s  . c o  m-->
  });
});    
</script> 
  <style type="text/css">
@media screen and (min-width: 768px) {
  .dropdown:hover .dropdown-menu, .btn-group:hover .dropdown-menu{
    display: block;
  }
  .dropdown-menu{
    margin-top: 0;
  }
  .dropdown-toggle{
    margin-bottom: 2px;
  }
  .navbar .dropdown-toggle, .nav-tabs .dropdown-toggle{
    margin-bottom: 0;
  }
}
</style> 
 </head> 
 <body> 
  <div> 
   <div class="alert alert-info"> 
    <a href="#" class="close" data-dismiss="alert">?/a> 
   </div> 
   <!--Navbar with dropdown menu--> 
   <nav id="myNavbar" class="navbar navbar-default" role="navigation"> 
    <!-- Brand and toggle get grouped for better mobile display --> 
    <div class="container"> 
     <div class="navbar-header"> 
      <button type="button" class="navbar-toggle" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#bs-example-navbar-collapse-1"> <span class="sr-only">Toggle navigation</span> <span class="icon-bar"></span> <span class="icon-bar"></span> <span class="icon-bar"></span> </button> 
      <a class="navbar-brand" href="#">Brand</a> 
     </div> 
     <!-- Collect the nav links, forms, and other content for toggling --> 
     <div class="collapse navbar-collapse" id="bs-example-navbar-collapse-1"> 
      <ul class="nav navbar-nav"> 
       <li><a href="#">Home</a></li> 
       <li><a href="#">Profile</a></li> 
       <li class="dropdown"> <a href="#" data-toggle="dropdown" class="dropdown-toggle">Messages <b class="caret"></b></a> 
        <ul class="dropdown-menu"> 
         <li><a href="#">Inbox</a></li> 
         <li><a href="#">Drafts</a></li> 
         <li><a href="#">Sent Items</a></li> 
         <li class="divider"></li> 
         <li><a href="#">Trash</a></li> 
        </ul> </li> 
      </ul> 
     </div> 
    </div> 
   </nav> 
   <hr> 
   <!--Pills nav with dropdown menu--> 
   <ul class="nav nav-pills"> 
    <li class="active"><a href="#">Home</a></li> 
    <li><a href="#">Profile</a></li> 
    <li class="dropdown"> <a href="#" data-toggle="dropdown" class="dropdown-toggle">Messages <b class="caret"></b></a> 
     <ul class="dropdown-menu"> 
      <li><a href="#">Inbox</a></li> 
      <li><a href="#">Drafts</a></li> 
      <li><a href="#">Sent Items</a></li> 
      <li class="divider"></li> 
      <li><a href="#">Trash</a></li> 
     </ul> </li> 
   </ul> 
   <hr> 
   <!--Tabs with dropdown menu--> 
   <ul class="nav nav-tabs"> 
    <li class="active"><a href="#">Home</a></li> 
    <li><a href="#">Profile</a></li> 
    <li class="dropdown"> <a href="#" data-toggle="dropdown" class="dropdown-toggle">Messages <b class="caret"></b></a> 
     <ul class="dropdown-menu"> 
      <li><a href="#">Inbox</a></li> 
      <li><a href="#">Drafts</a></li> 
      <li><a href="#">Sent Items</a></li> 
      <li class="divider"></li> 
      <li><a href="#">Trash</a></li> 
     </ul> </li> 
   </ul> 
   <hr> 
   <!--Button with dropdown menu--> 
   <div class="btn-group"> 
    <button type="button" data-toggle="dropdown" class="btn btn-primary dropdown-toggle">Action <span class="caret"></span></button> 
    <ul class="dropdown-menu"> 
     <li><a href="#">Action</a></li> 
     <li><a href="#">Another action</a></li> 
     <li class="divider"></li> 
     <li><a href="#">Separated link</a></li> 
    </ul> 
   </div> 
   <hr> 
   <!--Split buttons with dropdown menu--> 
   <div class="btn-group"> 
    <button type="button" class="btn btn-default">Action</button> 
    <button type="button" data-toggle="dropdown" class="btn btn-default dropdown-toggle"><span class="caret"></span></button> 
    <ul class="dropdown-menu"> 
     <li><a href="#">Action</a></li> 
     <li><a href="#">Another action</a></li> 
     <li class="divider"></li> 
     <li><a href="#">Separated link</a></li> 
    </ul> 
   </div> 
   <hr> 
   <!--Button Groups with dropdown menu--> 
   <div class="btn-group"> 
    <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary">Button</button> 
    <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary">Another Button</button> 
    <div class="btn-group"> 
     <button type="button" data-toggle="dropdown" class="btn btn-primary dropdown-toggle">Dropdown <span class="caret"></span></button> 
     <ul class="dropdown-menu"> 
      <li><a href="#">Action</a></li> 
      <li><a href="#">Another action</a></li> 
      <li class="divider"></li> 
      <li><a href="#">Separated link</a></li> 
     </ul> 
    </div> 
   </div> 
  </div>   
 </body>
</html>

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