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CSS

Posted by Camilo Alfonso
Camilo Alfonso
2,688 Points

Differences between selectors.

What would be the difference between these?

Form[Class="Form-contact"]{ color: red; }

and

Form .Form-contact{ color: red; }

2 Answers

David Bilson
David Bilson
13,819 Points
David Bilson
David Bilson
13,819 Points

The first one is an attribute selector, whereas the second is a class selector.

In this simple example they both do the same thing, as Alexander mentioned.

However you can be more selective with an attribute selector. Below is a lowdown on the different ways you can select items with an attibute selector:

https://css-tricks.com/almanac/selectors/a/attribute/

Alexander Davison
Alexander Davison
65,469 Points
Alexander Davison
Alexander Davison
65,469 Points

Actually, I believe they are precisely the same thing! I usually use the second one, because it is a little more readable to me.

Good luck programming! :)

Hope this helps, ~Alex