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Vijayalaxmi vastrad
Vijayalaxmi vastrad
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Posted by Vijayalaxmi vastrad
Vijayalaxmi vastrad
2,789 Points

how to apply both after and before pseudo elements to same element in scss

For example:

.circle:before { position: absolute; content: ""; /* more styles: width, height, etc */ }

.circle:after { position: absolute; content: ""; /* more styles: width, height, etc */ }

HOW TO WRITE THIS IN SCSS

2 Answers

Sam Glister
Sam Glister
1,704 Points
Sam Glister
Sam Glister
1,704 Points

If this was me writing this in scss and they both have exactly the same rules I would potentially use a mixin which should achieve what you are wanting to do.

@mixin before-after-stlyes {
 &::before {
 position: absolute;
 content: "";
 width: 100px;
}
&::after {
 position: absolute;
 content: "";
 width: 100px;
}
}

Then apply this to whichever elements with the include function.

.circle {
 @include before-after-stlyes;
}
melissamyra
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melissamyra
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 18,844 Points

To make this SCSS even more DRY, I would add 

@mixin styles {
  position: absolute;
  content: "";
  width: 100px;
}

so 

@mixin before-after-styles {
  &::before {
  @include styles;
  }
  &::after {
  @include styles;
  }
}
Vijayalaxmi vastrad
Vijayalaxmi vastrad
2,789 Points
Vijayalaxmi vastrad
Vijayalaxmi vastrad
2,789 Points

OHH THANK YOU SO MUCH, I AM BEGINNER TO SCSS, JUST STARTED LEARNING BASICS I DO NOT NO MIXINS CONCEPT.