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CSS CSS Basics (2014) Basic Layout Floats

Posted by Khatia Bagaturia
Khatia Bagaturia
2,050 Points

Hi! I am on third task on Clearing floats . Trying to give .secondary-content specified class to clearing floats .

So , I did write the class in Html for < div class= "secodary-content"> But I could not figure it out how specify floa

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



/* Clearfix ---------------------------------- */

.group::after {
  display: table;
  clear: both;
}

.content-lodging {
  float: right;
}
.content-traveling {
   float: left;
}

.group::after { 
  secondary-content
}
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Lake Tahoe</title>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="page.css">
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css">
  </head>
  <body> 
     <div class="secondary-content group"> 
        <!-- content here -->
       </div>
      <div class="content-lodging">
        <img src="resort.jpg" alt="Resort">
        <h3>From Tents to Resorts</h3>
        <p>
          Lake Tahoe is full of wonderful places to stay. You have the ability to sleep in the outdoors in a tent, or relax like a king at a five star resort. Here are our top three resorts:
        </p>
        <ul>
          <li><a href="#hotels">Lake Tahoe Resort Hotel</a></li>
          <li><a href="#resorts">South Lake Tahoe Resorts</a></li>
          <li><a href="#lodging">Tahoe Ski Resort Lodging</a></li>
        </ul>       
      </div>

      <div class="content-traveling">
        <img src="mtn-landscape.jpg" alt="Mountain Landscape">
        <h3>Pack Accordingly</h3>
        <p>
          One of most important things when it comes to traveling through the great outdoors is packing accordingly. Here are a few tips:
        </p>
        <ol>
          <li>Bring layers of clothing</li>
          <li>Pack sunscreen</li>
          <li>Carry extra water just in case</li>
          <li>Pack light</li>
        </ol>
      </div>
        </div><!-- End .secondary-content -->

        <footer class="main-footer">
            <p>All rights reserved to the state of <a href="#">California</a>.</p>
            <a href="#top">Back to top &raquo;</a>
        </footer>
  </body>
</html>
Tony B
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Tony B
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 10,702 Points
Tony B
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Tony B
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 10,702 Points

Did you get this error?

"Bummer: Make sure you're giving the 'secondary-content' div on line 9 the correct class for clearing floats."

It's missing the "t-border" on line 9. It should look like this:

<div class="secondary-content t-border group">

The clearfix in the css should look like this:

.group::after {
  content: "";
  display: table;
  clear: both;
}

You don't need this part, but it will pass with it:

.group::after { 
  secondary-content
}

1 Answer

Adam Byallas
Adam Byallas
1,198 Points
Adam Byallas
Adam Byallas
1,198 Points

You just need to clear the code up of simple mistakes. Watch for duplicate colons :: in your code in this case.

Also, you have duplicated the float clear fix code top and bottom.

My code below should work / be used for reference.

/* Clearfix ---------------------------------- */ .content-lodging { float: right; }

.content-traveling { float: left; }

.group: after { content: ""; display: table; clear: both; }