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James Maddox
17,154 PointsAdvanced Sass concepts Challenge task 4 of 6
I can't seem to get this code to work, no matter what I try.... Here's the code:
@mixin square($size, $color:black) {
width:$size;
height:$size;
border:1px solid $color;
}
.box {
@include square( $color: red, $size:10px );
}
the error I'm getting is this:
Bummer! Try to reverse the order of the arguments when you include the mixin. You'll need to specify the variable for each argument.
what am I doing wrong. Even the codes that passed for others that haad this same issue aren't passing for me....
3 Answers
Dave McFarland
Treehouse TeacherI got the same error as you when I copied and pasted your code. However, if you get rid of the space after the opening ( and before the closing ) it works:
.box {
@include square($color: red, $size:10px);
}
This must be a bug in the code challenge software.
James Maddox
17,154 PointsThanks...
James Maddox
17,154 PointsThanks! why were the spaces causing the error to be wrong?
Dave McFarland
Treehouse TeacherI don't know. It's not technically wrong, but the code challenge engine doesn't seem to like it.
Jay McGavren
Treehouse TeacherAs Dave said, your answer should have been accepted. We've modified this challenge so that similar spacing will be accepted in the future. Sorry for the trouble!
Dave McFarland
Treehouse TeacherDave McFarland
Treehouse TeacherHi James,
Your SASS code wasn't showing up correctly. I fixed it in your post.
For the future, to put HTML/CSS/SASS/JavaScript in a forum post:
hit return to create a new line and type three back tick characters ```
hit return to create another new line and paste your HTML
hit return and add three more back tick characters: ``` The back tick character isn't the same as the single quote -- ' -- mark; the back tick is located on the same key as the ~ on most keyboards.
Also to add correct color highlighting add the name of the language after the back ticks like this: ```CSS. Here's what CSS should look like in a forum post: