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CSS Sass Basics (retired) Advanced Sass Concepts Creating Loops with @for and @each

Gemma Weirs
Gemma Weirs
15,054 Points
Posted by Gemma Weirs
Gemma Weirs
15,054 Points

@each and @for Code Challenge - I keep getting a weird error

@each $color in red, blue, green {
  @for $color from red through green {
    .#{$color}_box {
      background-color: $color;
    }
  }
}

Instructions: Use an @each loop to set the variable $color to the color red, then blue, and finally green. Use the loop to create three classes: .red_box, .blue_box, and .green_box. The background color for each class should be set to the corresponding color.

Error: Bummer! There's something wrong with your Sass stylesheet. Please review your code and try again. Sass Error: #ff0000 is not an integer.

I'm really confused. Can you help?

2 Answers

Ryan Duchene
Ryan Duchene
Courses Plus Student 46,022 Points

You don't need the @for loop in there. Other than that, everything looks great!

EDIT: The @each loop goes through each item of a list (or map), storing that item in a temporary variable. The @for loop takes a range of numbers (from 3 through 5, for instance), goes through each number in the range, and stores it in a temporary variable.

So @each is used for lists and maps only, and @for is used for numbers only.

The below loops all have the exact same behavior:

@each $num in 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 { // a list of numbers
  // your code here
}

@each $num in 1 2 3 4 5 { // also a list of numbers
  // your code here
}

@for $num from 1 through 5 { // a range
  // your code here
}

@for $num from 1 to 6 { // also a range, and equivalent to the one above
  // your code here
}

EDIT 2: Clarity.

Gemma Weirs
Gemma Weirs
15,054 Points
Gemma Weirs
Gemma Weirs
15,054 Points

Thanks for clarifying.

I now have this:

@each $color in red, blue, green {
  .#{$color}_box {
    background-color: $color;
  }
}

and it passed.

Gavin Eyquem
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Gavin Eyquem
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 19,065 Points
Gavin Eyquem
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Gavin Eyquem
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 19,065 Points

Where am I going wrong with this? I've tried different ways and no success.

$color @each $color in red, blue, green{ .red_box{ background-color: $color; } .blue_box{ background-color: $color; } .green_box{ background-color: $color; }