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CSS CSS Foundations Selectors Using Combinators in Selectors

Posted by Michael Deakin
Michael Deakin
4,830 Points

how do i select the main div to create a child combinator?

how do i select the main div so i can add the child combinator?

index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>More Selectors</title>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="css2-main-style.css" type="text/css" media="screen">
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css" type="text/css" media="screen">
</head>
<body>
    <h1>Combinators</h1>
    <div>
        <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nunc pulvinar consequat tortor, nec venenatis erat elementum scelerisque. Curabitur sit amet risus nisi. Aenean aliquet euismod augue at viverra. Ut varius arcu in.</p>
        <a href="#">Lorem iaculis ullamco.</a>
        <h2>Donec tempor sodales</h2>
        <p>Sed tincidunt rutrum enim, vitae pharetra justo suscipit a. Nam eu egestas risus. Class aptent taciti sociosqu ad litora torquent per conubia nostra, per inceptos himenaeos. Nam tempor, augue quis.</p>
        <a href="#">Donec eget lorem id nisi.</a>
        <p>Sed sit amet nulla elit, vel lacinia nisi. Donec eget lorem id nisi vehicula auctor id et dui. Etiam aliquet aliquet sem in rutrum. Cras posuere pharetra <a href="#">sem vitae egestas</a>.</p>
    </div>
</body>
</html>
style.css 
/* Complete the challenge by writing CSS below */
div < a {
  color: green;
  font-weight: bold;
}

4 Answers

Jasen Carroll
Jasen Carroll
9,958 Points
Jasen Carroll
Jasen Carroll
9,958 Points

You were close, you just don't need the less than symbol.

div a {
  color: green;
  font-weight: bold;
}
Michael Deakin
Michael Deakin
4,830 Points
Michael Deakin
Michael Deakin
4,830 Points

but it is a child combinator so it would bee the '>' right?

Jasen Carroll
Jasen Carroll
9,958 Points

Using the '>' would signify any anchor immediately inside of the div.

Without it you are saying any anchor anywhere inside of the div.

Check out this article if you're curious: http://www.w3schools.com/css/css_combinators.asp

I'm not sure if using the '>' will pass the challenge, but I know that the code I gave you above will.

Ryan Field
PLUS
Ryan Field
Courses Plus Student 21,242 Points
Ryan Field
Ryan Field
Courses Plus Student 21,242 Points

Hi, Michael. For this challenge, you are very close. The child combinator you need is > instead of <.

Michael Deakin
Michael Deakin
4,830 Points
Michael Deakin
Michael Deakin
4,830 Points

haha darn it. Thank you for your assistance Ryan :D