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CSS CSS Flexbox Layout Building a Layout with Flexbox Flexbox Columns Challenge

Edgar Mantes
Edgar Mantes
9,499 Points
Posted by Edgar Mantes
Edgar Mantes
9,499 Points

Can't figure out this responsive code challenge on columns

Can anyone please help me with this challenge? I feel like the CSS code that I have on here does what the challenge is asking, but I am not passing it. So obviously it's wrong. I'm I reading the question incorrectly and just answering a question they are not asking? I'm I just completely wrong? Please help, Thanks!

style.css 
/* Complete the challenge by writing CSS below */


.row {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.column {
  flex-basis: 100px;
}
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Flexbox Layout</title>
    <link href='https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Varela+Round' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="page.css">
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css">
  </head>
  <body>
    <div class="row">   
      <div class="secondary column">
        <h2>Welcome!</h2>
        <p>Everything in this city is worth waiting in line for. Cupcake ipsum dolor sit.</p>
        <p>Wafer lollipop dessert. Bonbon jelly beans pudding dessert sugar plum.</p>
      </div>

      <div class="primary column">
        <h2>How to get here</h2>
        <p><strong>Plane: </strong>Tiramisu caramels gummies chupa chups lollipop muffin. Jujubes chocolate caramels cheesecake brownie lollipop drag&#233;e cheesecake.</p>
        <p><strong>Train: </strong>Pie apple pie pudding I love wafer toffee liquorice sesame snaps lemon drops. Lollipop gummi bears dessert muffin.</p>
        <p><strong>Car: </strong>Jelly cotton candy bonbon jelly-o jelly-o I love. I love sugar plum chocolate cake pie I love pastry liquorice.</p>
      </div>

      <div class="tertiary column">
        <h2>Great food</h2>
        <p>Croissant macaroon pie brownie. Cookie marshmallow liquorice gingerbread.</p>
        <p>Wafer lollipop dessert. Bonbon jelly beans pudding dessert sugar plum.</p>
      </div>
    </div>
  </body>
</html>

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,670 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,670 Points

The challenge asks for 300px, but your setting is 100px. Also, setting flex-basis by itself isn't enough, you'll also need flex-grow.

While not essential for the challenge, remember you can set both of these settings at the same time with the flex shorthand property.

Edgar Mantes
Edgar Mantes
9,499 Points
Edgar Mantes
Edgar Mantes
9,499 Points

Thanks for the help and the prompt response. I did end up using the short hand method and set the basis to 300px. Worked perfectly.