Tab based navigations make easy fo a user to handle huge amount of content in small area. you can set the separate content into different panes. Each panes is viewable one at a time. The user can easily accessible the content through switching between the panes.
Example of Code
<ul class="nav nav-tabs">
<li class="active"><a data-toggle="tab" href="#FirstTab">First Tab</a></li>
<li><a data-toggle="tab" href="#SecondTab">Second Tab</a></li>
<li class="dropdown">
<a data-toggle="dropdown" class="dropdown-toggle" href="#">Dropdown <b class="caret"></b></a>
<ul class="dropdown-menu">
<li><a data-toggle="tab" href="#dropdown1">Dropdown 1</a></li>
<li><a data-toggle="tab" href="#dropdown2">Dropdown 2</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<div class="tab-content">
<div id="FirstTab" class="tab-pane fade in active">
<h3>First Tab</h3>
<p>Your first tab content is here</p>
</div>
<div id="SecondTab" class="tab-pane fade">
<h3>Second Tab</h3>
<p>Your second tab content is here</p>
</div>
<div id="dropdown1" class="tab-pane fade">
<h3>Dropdown 1</h3>
<p>Dropdown first is here</p>
</div>
<div id="dropdown2" class="tab-pane fade">
<h3>Dropdown 2</h3>
<p>Dropdown second is here</p>
</div>
</div>
Output
First Tab
Your first tab content is here
Second Tab
Your second tab content is here
Dropdown 1
Dropdown first is here
Dropdown 2
Dropdown second is here
