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

Posted by Scott Reyes
Scott Reyes
16,576 Points

My code won't pass, but I cannot figure out what is wrong: I have .footer & nested in the a which is nested in the p.

/* Write your SCSS code below. */

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

a { color: blue; &: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

Emma Newton
Emma Newton
6,721 Points
Emma Newton
Emma Newton
6,721 Points

Get rid of the > before the a

Scott Reyes
Scott Reyes
16,576 Points
Scott Reyes
Scott Reyes
16,576 Points

It was actually because I used .footer instead of div.footer.

It was looking for something more specific.

Salman Akram
PLUS
Salman Akram
Courses Plus Student 40,065 Points
Salman Akram
Salman Akram
Courses Plus Student 40,065 Points

Hi Scott,

Found something, you are missing "div" before footer with ampersand.

Something like this below: 

   div.footer &