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Dominic Hettgen
2,190 PointsCombinators '+' and '>' in pseudo-class :checked
Hi everybody,
I'm doing the css course and I'm wondering why in the code below only the css-selector with the +-combinator does the job of styling the labels of :checked radio-buttons.
Why doesn't the >-combinator work here as well? Apparently the <label>-tag is a child of <input>
So here's the complete code, I'm confused of. Can anybody help me out? Thanks a lot.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>UI Element States Pseudo-Classes</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="css/style.css">
<style>
input[type="radio"]:checked + label {
background-color: tomato;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<form>
<input type="text" name="name" placeholder="name">
<input type="text" name="email" placeholder="email" disabled>
<div>
<input disabled name="radio" id="radio1" type="radio"><label for="radio1">Option 1</label>
<input name="radio" id="radio2" type="radio"><label for="radio2">Option 2</label>
<input name="radio" id="radio3" type="radio"><label for="radio3">Option 3</label>
</div>
<input type="submit" name="submit">
</form>
</body>
</html>
2 Answers
Katarzyna Fijolek
14,494 PointsThis is because label is not a child of input, it is its sibling. Notice how input (just like <br> for example) doesn't have a closing tag, so label is not actually contained between <input></input>. I hope this helps, I tried to do my best explaining this, but I'm not best at explaining things ;)
Dominic Hettgen
2,190 PointsGot it. It's because of the missing closing tag. Thank you so much.
Katarzyna Fijolek
14,494 PointsNo problem :). I'm glad I could be of help