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CSS CSS Layout Techniques Flexbox Layout Flexbox Layout Challenge

Calvin Maighan
Calvin Maighan
12,061 Points
Posted by Calvin Maighan
Calvin Maighan
12,061 Points

CSS Layout Techniques: Flexbox Layout Challenge (HELP!)

I watched the videos and completely understood, or so I thought. Now, the challenge is asking me to change the order of the columns in flexbox.

Here is my code:

    .secondary {
    display: flex;
        order: -1;
}

I am pretty sure this is supposed to work, cause nothing in the videos would indicate otherwise...

If I did something wrong please let me know!

1 Answer

Jacob Miller
Jacob Miller
12,466 Points
Jacob Miller
Jacob Miller
12,466 Points

You need to remove the display: flex; from .secondary. "A flex container expands items to fill available free space, or shrinks them to prevent overflow," so you only need to add display: flex; to the containing element.

Calvin Maighan
Calvin Maighan
12,061 Points
Calvin Maighan
Calvin Maighan
12,061 Points

Wow, I don't know why I didn't try that. Guess I was a little frustrated that whatever else I tried didn't work... Thanks a million! :)