Clean positioning of Search button in CSS - css

Question

Given the following example, what would be a good approach to position the Search button in line with the date input controls?
I gave it a shot with Bootstrap (2 rows, 3 columns) but the layout should stick to the left and keep the 3 logical columns together. And maybe there's an easier solution I am overlooking.
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Note: based on the simplified output from Telerik's Kendo UI combined with ASP.NET MVC.

Answer 1

Flexbox requires IE10+
Here is the solution that works everywhere and won't break bootstrap's responsiveness http://output.jsbin.com/ladezahija/1/
Idea is to apply to elements (blocks with date and search button) next rule:
.element {
display: inline-block;
vertical-align: bottom;
}
In an example I had to use float: none to redefine previously added property by bootstrap.
Also make sure you add a separate class for container and inner elements you work on.

Answer 2

I would go with CSS Flex.
using this CSS would align them for you. (you will need some vendor prefixes)
$("#datepicker").kendoDatePicker();
$("#grid").kendoGrid({
dataSource: [
{ foo: "foo", bar: "bar" }
]
});
.container-fluid {
display: flex;
justify-content: space-around;
}
.container-fluid > div {
align-self: flex-end;
}
<link href="http://cdn.kendostatic.com/2013.2.716/styles/kendo.common.min.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
<link href="http://cdn.kendostatic.com/2013.2.716/styles/kendo.bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
<link href="http://cdn.kendostatic.com/2013.2.716/styles/kendo.mobile.all.min.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
<script src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.9.1.min.js"></script>
<script src="http://cdn.kendostatic.com/2013.2.716/js/kendo.all.min.js"></script>
<div class="container-fluid">
<div style="margin: 20px; float: left;">
<h4>
<label for="StartDate">From</label>
</h4>
<span class="k-widget k-datepicker k-header">
<span class="k-picker-wrap k-state-default">
<input name="startDate" class="k-input" id="startDate" role="combobox" aria-disabled="false" aria-expanded="false" aria-readonly="false" aria-owns="startDate_dateview" style="width: 100%;" type="text" value="1-11-2015" data-val="true" data-role="datepicker" />
<span class="k-select" role="button" unselectable="on">
<span class="k-icon k-i-calendar" unselectable="on">select</span>
</span>
</span>
</span>
</div>
<div style="margin: 20px; float: left;">
<h4>
<label for="EndDate">To</label>
</h4>
<span class="k-widget k-datepicker k-header">
<span class="k-picker-wrap k-state-default">
<input name="endDate" class="k-input" id="endDate" role="combobox" aria-disabled="false" aria-expanded="false" aria-readonly="false" aria-owns="endDate_dateview" style="width: 100%;" type="text" value="24-12-2015" data-val="true" data-role="datepicker" />
<span class="k-select" role="button" unselectable="on">
<span class="k-icon k-i-calendar" unselectable="on">select</span>
</span>
</span>
</span>
</div>
<div style="margin: 20px; float: left;">
<button tabindex="0" class="k-button" id="applyFilters" role="button" aria-disabled="false" data-role="button">Search</button>
</div>
</div>

Answer 3

You didn't used bootstrap properly. Anyway I have two solution.
First Solution:=> Add a blank h4 <h4> </h4> into last div.
Second Solution:=> Use margin-top:60px to k-button.