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CSS Sass Basics (retired) Variables, Mixins, and Extending Selectors The Power of Mixins

Charlotte Humphery
Charlotte Humphery
8,498 Points
Posted by Charlotte Humphery
Charlotte Humphery
8,498 Points

Code Error with Mixin color on Task 2...?

Having completed Task 1 correctly, I keep getting an error message on Task 2.

Error message: 'Color should be #369'

I have specified the #369 color in the @include - I don't understand why this isn't working?

Thanks!

index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
  <title>Sass Basics - Code Challenge</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="page-style.css">
  <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="style.css">
</head>
<body>
  <h1>Hampton's Blog</h1>
  <a class="menu_button" href="#">
    Menu
  </a>
  <div class="entry">
    <h1>Great Music</h1>
      <div class="content">
        <p>
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            <a href="#">Read More</a>
        </p>
    </div>
  </div>
</body>
</html>
style.scss 
/* Write your SCSS code below. */
@mixin button($color, $size) {
  background: $color;
  width: $size;
  height: $size / 2;
}

.menu-button {
  @include button(#369, 50px)
}

1 Answer

simhub
simhub
26,543 Points
simhub
simhub
26,543 Points

Hi Charlotte, seems like a typo error!

check this out: https://teamtreehouse.com/forum/sass-code-challenge-power-of-mixins

answer: Tom Bedford 12,550 over 1 year ago ".menu_button" and ".menu-button" are not the same :)

Charlotte Humphery
Charlotte Humphery
8,498 Points
Charlotte Humphery
Charlotte Humphery
8,498 Points

Omg, I spent about 30 minutes trying to work out what I was doing wrong!! Thank you!