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CSS CSS Foundations The Box Model Width, Height and Overflow Properties

Stephen Hancock
Stephen Hancock
4,888 Points
Posted by Stephen Hancock
Stephen Hancock
4,888 Points

I cant seem to pass the q about adding scrollbar if and where needed.

I tried to add overflow: scroll to the div .main, the html and the body and it keeps asking me to check my overflow declaration. Any help?

/* Complete the challenge by writing CSS below */

a { display: inline-block; width: 100px; }

.main { box-sizing: border-box; max-height: 150px; overflow: scroll; }

2 Answers

Milan Milosevic
Milan Milosevic
6,647 Points
Milan Milosevic
Milan Milosevic
6,647 Points

Hello Stephen.

The answer to this is : overflow: auto;

because it says the scroll bar should be there only if needed ;)

  1. scroll : The overflow is clipped, but a scroll-bar is added to see the rest of the content

2.auto : If overflow is clipped, a scroll-bar should be added to see the rest of the content

Garrett Sanderson
Garrett Sanderson
12,735 Points
Garrett Sanderson
Garrett Sanderson
12,735 Points

Hi Stephen,

Because the question says it will want the scroll if and when they are needed then the scroll won't be there all the time which is what you are declaring with:

overflow: scroll;

Instead of scroll you need to use a different rule. This is just a hint. Does that help?