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Posted by Roy Yan
Roy Yan
2,832 Points

I used .row{flex-grow:1;} to equalize the width of the two columns but why it did not change any thing?

I suppose .row {flex-grow:1;} has the same effect as .row{flex:1;} as they all set the flex items with flex-grow 1. But only the .row{flex:1;} is able to equalize the width in my case, why is that???

Roy Yan
Roy Yan
2,832 Points

Seems like I have an answer from what I just searched: "flex: 1;" = "flex-grow: 1; flex-shrink:1 flex-basis: 0%;".

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,644 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,644 Points

The "flex" keyword is a shorthand that sets flex-grow, flex-shrink, and flex-basis at the same time. If you only give it a single number argument, that number is set as the value for flex-grow — but it also sets flex-shrink and flex-basis to 1.

So setting "flex: 1" is the same thing as setting "flex-grow: 1; flex-shrink: 1; flex-basis: 1".

Roy Yan
Roy Yan
2,832 Points

Thanks for the comment Steven! I've tried using "flex-grow:1; flex-shrink:1;" to replace "flex: 1;", while this can't equalize the width either. I think it doesn't really matter if I write the "flex-shrink:1;" as its default value is 1 already.

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,644 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,644 Points

I forgot to show the default value it sets for "flex-basis". I updated my answer to include it.

Roy Yan
Roy Yan
2,832 Points

Sadly, "flex-grow:1; flex-shrink:1; flex-basis:auto" still failed unless I set the same "flex-basis" value for both the columns for example "0px" or "5%". WEIRD.

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,644 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,644 Points

Can you share a workspace snapshot?

Roy Yan
Roy Yan
2,832 Points

Sorry Steven this comment area does not allow to upload image. but I fount out that the "flex:1;" is actually "flex-grow: 1;
flex-shrink:1 flex-basis: 0%;". everything now makes sense as the "flex-basis"'s value is 0% when the value of "flex" is 1. Cheers mate

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,644 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,644 Points

Good deal. I may have misread the MDN page the first time, but I fixed it in my answer.

And a "snapshot" is not an image (like a "screenshot"). See this video about how to make and share them.

Roy Yan
Roy Yan
2,832 Points

One more question, as you said the "flex-basis" is set to 1 if the "flex" value is 1, then why is the value of the "flex-basis" has no length unit such as "px" "em" and stuff? what does does it mean by "flex-basis:1;"?

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,644 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,644 Points

Good question. I got that from the MDN page on "flex":

<'flex-basis'>
  Defines the flex-basis of the flex item. ,,, Defaults to 1 when omitted.

Perhaps it's a typo and they meant "0"?