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CSS Sass Basics (retired) Getting Started with Sass Advanced Nesting

Luigi Rulloda
Luigi Rulloda
6,175 Points
Posted by Luigi Rulloda
Luigi Rulloda
6,175 Points

Help please!!

these nesting is confusing. please show me the code and explain the block of code if you dont mind.

index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
  <title>Sass Basics - Code Challenge</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="page-style.css">
  <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="style.css">
</head>
<body>
  <h1>Hampton's Blog</h1>
  <div class="entry">
    <h1><a href="#">Delicious Food in SF</a></h1>
    <div class="content">
      <p>
        You know what my favorite restaurant in San Francisco is? The answer is that there are so many great restaurants that I couldn't choose one. But honorable mentions include <a href="#">Mr. Chow's</a>, <a href="#">Live Sushi</a> and <a href="#">Piccino</a>. 
        <span class="link"><a href="/info.html">Read More</a></span>
      </p>
    </div>
  </div>
  <div class="entry">
    <h1><a href="#">Great Music</a></h1>
    <div class="content">
      <p>
        Here are some of my favorite bands from years past and present: Belle and Sebastian, Pixies, and Daft Punk. Listening to music allows me to focus when I'm programming. 
        <span class="link"><a href="/info.html">Read More</a></span>
      </p>
    </div>
  </div>
  <div class="footer">
    <p>
      Thanks for reading my blog!  Be sure to check out my <a href="#">other articles</a>.
    </p>
  </div>
</body>
</html>
style.scss 
/* Write your SCSS code below. */
p {
  a {
    color: red;
  }
  > a {
    color: blue;
    &:hover {
      opacity: 0.5;
    }
  }
}

1 Answer

Tom Checkley
Tom Checkley
25,165 Points
Tom Checkley
Tom Checkley
25,165 Points

Not 100% sure what you are asking but I've put comments in your sass trying to explain whats happening. Hope this helps.

/* Write your SCSS code below. */
//this targets all p's
p {
  //this targets ALL a tags within the p tags. Compiles to p a { color: red;} in css
  a {
    color: red;
  }
  //this targets any a's that are direct descendants of the p, e.g. NOT the a tags wrapped in the spans
  //this would compile to p > a { color: blue;} in css
  > a {
    color: blue;
   //the ampersand acts as a quick way of writing the parent, so this would compile p > a:hover {...}
    &:hover {
      opacity: 0.5;
    }
  }
}