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CSS CSS - Beyond the Basics Understanding Flexbox and Multi-Column Layout Flexbox Challenge

Posted by Justin Henderson
Justin Henderson
13,739 Points

flex box challenge step 4

So I am unable to get this challenge to pass and I'm not sure if its related to my syntax? Any explanation would be most helpful, thank you!

style.css 
/* Complete the challenge by writing CSS below */

.nav, 
.main {
 display: -webkit-flex;
}

.nav {
  display:-webkit-flex-wrap:wrap;
}

.nav li {
  flex-grow:1;
}

.primary {
  order: 1;
}
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>Flexbox</title>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="page.css">
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css">
</head>
<body>
    <ul class="nav">
        <li><a href="#">Home</a></li>
        <li><a href="#">About</a></li>
        <li><a href="#">Articles</a></li>
        <li><a href="#">Contact</a></li>
    </ul>
    <div class="main">
        <div class="secondary col">
            <h2>Secondary</h2>
            <p>
                Maecenas volutpat nisi vitae purus gravida, ac pulvinar enim venenatis. Fusce ac pharetra ipsum. Suspendisse potenti. Etiam placerat rhoncus mi id ornare.
            </p>
        </div>
        <div class="primary col">
            <h2>Primary</h2>
            <p>
                Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Praesent id mollis neque. Phasellus rutrum iaculis ante, id tincidunt tellus pulvinar vitae. Maecenas sodales mollis nisi sit amet congue. 
            </p>
            <p>
                Duis pharetra, sem in dictum posuere, justo orci vestibulum arcu, vitae lobortis ipsum nibh sed dolor. Vestibulum sodales pulvinar risus vel fermentum. Nunc sit amet eros eget orci euismod imperdiet. Phasellus scelerisque orci non ipsum vestibulum non eleifend.
            </p>
        </div>
        <div class="tertiary col">
            <h2>Tertiary</h2>
            <p>
                Donec id ultrices diam. Praesent efficitur vulputate eros ac aliquam. Ut et libero ultricies, mattis velit sit amet, suscipit sem. Aenean dictum pellentesque tincidunt. 
            </p>
        </div>
    </div>
</body>
</html>

2 Answers

Justin Henderson
Justin Henderson
13,739 Points
Justin Henderson
Justin Henderson
13,739 Points

Btw here is the original instruction.....Finally, let's use flexbox to change the order of our columns. In the .primary rule, add the flexbox property and value

Robert Richey
PLUS
Robert Richey
Courses Plus Student 16,352 Points
Robert Richey
Robert Richey
Courses Plus Student 16,352 Points

Hi Justin,

I see a couple issues. Take another look at the value you're giving to order and if you need a great reference, checkout CSS-Tricks' Guide to Flexbox. Fixing this part will pass the challenge, but I'll also point out that

display:-webkit-flex-wrap:wrap;

should not be passing, but the challenge parses it as correct. flex-wrap is the property and wrap is the value. The display property is not needed here.

Here is the correct way of writing that line:

.nav {
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

Please let me know if this helps or not :)

Cheers!

Justin Henderson
Justin Henderson
13,739 Points

This was great! I appreciate you pointing out those specific details. Code looks much better and I was able to figure it out quickly! Thanks!!