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Rick Rakin
6,531 PointsBasic Selectors question
Do I understand this correctly?
p.key { color: green;}
Selects only < p > elements that belong to the key class.
.key p { color: green;}
Selects < p > elements that are descendants of the key class.
.key p,a { color: green;}
Selects < p > elements and < a > elements that are descendants of the key class.
.key p a { color: green;}
Selects < a > elements that are descendants of < p > elements that are descendants of the key class.
Particularly unsure if I have that last example correct.
2 Answers
Brian Story
Courses Plus Student 2,148 Points<p class="key"> p.key selects p elements associated with the class key - Another way to word it.
example </p>
<div class="key"><p>.key p Selects < p > elements that are descendants of the key class.</p></div>
<div class="key">
<p>
<a href="#"> .key p,a Selects < p > elements and < a > elements that are descendants of the key class.</a>
</p>
<a href="#">This element will also be styles by .key p,a</a>
</div>
<div class="key"><p>.key p a will style the < a > inside of every < p > <a href="#">This will be styled</a></p><a href="#"> This will not be styles</a></div>
You're spot on with your thinking, I wrote those examples to further demonstrate it visually.
Rick Rakin
6,531 PointsThanks!