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CSS CSS Foundations Advanced Selectors UI Element States Pseudo-Classes

Gianni Zamora
Gianni Zamora
9,547 Points
Posted by Gianni Zamora
Gianni Zamora
9,547 Points

help!!

I dont understand what more they are asking for. isnt the code:

input[type="text"]:disabled { background-color:lightgray; }

???????

2 Answers

Gregory Serfaty
Gregory Serfaty
37,140 Points
Gregory Serfaty
Gregory Serfaty
37,140 Points

No need to use type just to do a thing like this

input[disabled] {background-color: lightgray;}

good luck for the next ;)

John Romby Andersson
John Romby Andersson
8,453 Points
John Romby Andersson
John Romby Andersson
8,453 Points

Ah yes that is right :)

And if you want to go even shorter, then simply write:

input[disabled] {
  background: lightgray;
}
John Romby Andersson
John Romby Andersson
8,453 Points
John Romby Andersson
John Romby Andersson
8,453 Points 
input[type="text"]:disabled {
    background-color: lightgray;
}

worked fine for me mate, could you plz try again? :)