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CSS

Posted by Aaron Goldman
Aaron Goldman
5,051 Points

attribute selector quiz

I am stuck on the question: Add a new attribute selector that will target the input element with the type attribute value 'text'. Set the background color to 'lightyellow'.

here's what I have done:

input [type="text"] {
background-color: lightyellow;
}

it says: Bummer! Please check your attribute selector, make sure background-color is set to 'lightyellow'.

7 Answers

Chase Lee
Chase Lee
29,275 Points
Chase Lee
Chase Lee
29,275 Points

Aaron Goldman take out the space between the t and [ right here:

input [type="text"]

It should look like this:

input[type="text"]
Aaron Goldman
Aaron Goldman
5,051 Points

Thanks Chase. That did the trick... hard to believe that one little "space" was tripping me up. now I know!

Aaron

James Barnett
James Barnett
39,199 Points
James Barnett
James Barnett
39,199 Points

@aaron goldman - Remember that spaces are syntactically significant in CSS selectors because spaces in a CSS selector means a descendant selector.

Zack Goulet
Zack Goulet
2,115 Points
Zack Goulet
Zack Goulet
2,115 Points

very good to know

Carolyn Lambert
Carolyn Lambert
8,350 Points
Carolyn Lambert
Carolyn Lambert
8,350 Points

worked for me!!!

Kevin Brunt
Kevin Brunt
1,763 Points
Kevin Brunt
Kevin Brunt
1,763 Points

Thanks a lot. That space got me too. Great answer thanks everyone.

Charles Steinmetz
Charles Steinmetz
14,420 Points
Charles Steinmetz
Charles Steinmetz
14,420 Points

Thank you!!

loannlam
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loannlam
Courses Plus Student 2,582 Points
loannlam
loannlam
Courses Plus Student 2,582 Points

I input the answer that way but still not working. had to relaunch the window several times...

Igor Prymak
Igor Prymak
13,590 Points
Igor Prymak
Igor Prymak
13,590 Points

I had same problem because I tried to write it in one line: input[type="text"] {background-color: lightyellow} You should split it into 3 lines, then it'll work.