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CSS Sass Basics (retired) Getting Started with Sass Advanced Nesting

Posted by Graham Douglas
Graham Douglas
5,024 Points

My answer is correct. It works on my computer. I don't know why it's being marked as wrong.

The footer link is purple on my computer. When I compile this sass the css I get is:

p a { color: red; } .footer p a { color: purple; } p > a { color: blue; } p > a:hover { opacity: 0.5; }

index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
  <title>Sass Basics - Code Challenge</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="page-style.css">
  <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="style.css">
</head>
<body>
  <h1>Hampton's Blog</h1>
  <div class="entry">
    <h1><a href="#">Delicious Food in SF</a></h1>
    <div class="content">
      <p>
        You know what my favorite restaurant in San Francisco is? The answer is that there are so many great restaurants that I couldn't choose one. But honorable mentions include <a href="#">Mr. Chow's</a>, <a href="#">Live Sushi</a> and <a href="#">Piccino</a>. 
        <span class="link"><a href="/info.html">Read More</a></span>
      </p>
    </div>
  </div>
  <div class="entry">
    <h1><a href="#">Great Music</a></h1>
    <div class="content">
      <p>
        Here are some of my favorite bands from years past and present: Belle and Sebastian, Pixies, and Daft Punk. Listening to music allows me to focus when I'm programming. 
        <span class="link"><a href="/info.html">Read More</a></span>
      </p>
    </div>
  </div>
  <div class="footer">
    <p>
      Thanks for reading my blog!  Be sure to check out my <a href="#">other articles</a>.
    </p>
  </div>
</body>
</html>
style.scss 
/* Write your SCSS code below. */
p {
  a {
    color:red;
     .footer & {
    color: purple;
  }
  }
  > a {
    color: blue;
    &:hover {
      opacity: 0.5;
    }
  }
}

3 Answers

Graham Douglas
Graham Douglas
5,024 Points

Figured it out. The problem was with my poor indentation.

Shaun Moore
Shaun Moore
6,301 Points

Hiya Graham,

I just changed this to an answer to avoid confusion int he future.

I'm glad you found and sorted your own problem out!

In the future though try and indent when ever you use an opening and de-indent(?) when you close something :-)

Keep up the good work!

Graham Douglas
Graham Douglas
5,024 Points
Graham Douglas
Graham Douglas
5,024 Points

This was the passing answer.

/* Write your SCSS code below. */
p {
  a {
    color:red;
     .footer & {
          color: purple;
     }
  }
  > a {
    color: blue;
    &:hover {
      opacity: 0.5;
    }
  }
}
Douglas Carpenter
Douglas Carpenter
3,557 Points
Douglas Carpenter
Douglas Carpenter
3,557 Points

I'm having the same problem. I have the exact answer:

p { a { color: red; .footer & { color: purple; } }

a { color: blue; &:hover { opacity: 0.5; } } }

But it still says "Bummer".

Douglas Carpenter
Douglas Carpenter
3,557 Points
Douglas Carpenter
Douglas Carpenter
3,557 Points

Turns out [.footer] needed to be [div.footer].

.footer is perfectly valid, but the system it seems is pedantic to a fault.

Not happy.