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CSS

Posted by Doug Hawkinson
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Doug Hawkinson
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 25,073 Points

CSS Review

I have been meaning to set this up firmly in my mind for weeks:

Background: let's say I have HTML with class="classOne" and class="classTwo".

On the style sheet:

this is and AND condition;

      .classOne .classTwo {}

This is an OR condition;

      .classOne,
      .classTwo {} (could be .classOne, .classTwo {} )

This is a syntax error and will be ignored;

      .classOne.classTwo {}

Do I have this correct?

1 Answer

Seth Kroger
Seth Kroger
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Seth Kroger
Seth Kroger
56,413 Points

You're correct on the second, it will select either class.

.class1, .class2 {}

<div class="class1">Selects this</div>
<div class="class2">as well as this</div>

Your first I'd call WITHIN or INSIDE, because the element with .class2 has to be a decedent, or nested within, the element with .class1.

.class1 .class2 {}

<div class="class1">
   doesn't select this
   <div class="class2">Selects this inside</div>
</div>

And the third is actually AND, not a syntax error. It will select an element with that has both classes together.

.class1.class2 {}

<div class="class1">Doesn't select this</div>
<div class="class2">or this either</div>
<div class="class1 class2">It does select this.</div>
Doug Hawkinson
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Doug Hawkinson
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 25,073 Points

Thanks for the clarification. I knew I. Was circling the distinctions but missed it with one and three. This really helps.