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CSS CSS Foundations Advanced Selectors Additional Pseudo-Classes

Posted by Ben Murray
Ben Murray
Courses Plus Student 1,800 Points

Last step of the challenge, what's wrong?

What have I done wrong here?

/* Write your CSS code below */

:root { background-color: lightblue; }

a:target: ([id="#"]) { background-color: tomato; }

2 Answers

Jason Anello
Jason Anello
Courses Plus Student 94,610 Points

Hi Ben,

You only need the :target pseudo class.

:target {
  background: tomato;
}

:target will match any element whose id matches what is in the hash part of the url

Sander de Wijs
PLUS
Sander de Wijs
Courses Plus Student 22,267 Points
Sander de Wijs
Sander de Wijs
Courses Plus Student 22,267 Points

I tried this code in the editor

a[href^="#"] {background-color: tomato;}

The links background changes as expected in the preview, but I still get an error. The challenge was 'Create a new rule using the selector that targets an element only if its ID matches the hash in a URL. Set the background color to tomato.'

Sander de Wijs
Sander de Wijs
Courses Plus Student 22,267 Points
Sander de Wijs
Sander de Wijs
Courses Plus Student 22,267 Points

Forget what I said. Jason already posted the right answer :)