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CSS CSS - Beyond the Basics Understanding Flexbox and Multi-Column Layout Flexbox Challenge

Posted by Stefan Hoffmann
Stefan Hoffmann
24,811 Points

order : -1 is working in preview but the check won't let me pass. What do I do wrong?

Dear TeamTreehouse,

please help me

I am stuck here:

https://teamtreehouse.com/library/css-beyond-the-basics/understanding-flexbox-and-multicolumn-layout/flexbox-challenge

This gives me the correct preview, but it won't let me pass the check. It always asks me if i'm really using the right css rule.

.primary { order : -1; }

And it is the right one, because the preview is like the question asks for.

style.css 
/* Complete the challenge by writing CSS below */

.nav, 
.main {
 display: flex;
}

.nav {
    flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.nav li {
  flex-grow: 1;
}

.primary {
  order : -1;
}
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>Flexbox</title>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="page.css">
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css">
</head>
<body>
    <ul class="nav">
        <li><a href="#">Home</a></li>
        <li><a href="#">About</a></li>
        <li><a href="#">Articles</a></li>
        <li><a href="#">Contact</a></li>
    </ul>
    <div class="main">
        <div class="secondary col">
            <h2>Secondary</h2>
            <p>
                Maecenas volutpat nisi vitae purus gravida, ac pulvinar enim venenatis. Fusce ac pharetra ipsum. Suspendisse potenti. Etiam placerat rhoncus mi id ornare.
            </p>
        </div>
        <div class="primary col">
            <h2>Primary</h2>
            <p>
                Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Praesent id mollis neque. Phasellus rutrum iaculis ante, id tincidunt tellus pulvinar vitae. Maecenas sodales mollis nisi sit amet congue. 
            </p>
            <p>
                Duis pharetra, sem in dictum posuere, justo orci vestibulum arcu, vitae lobortis ipsum nibh sed dolor. Vestibulum sodales pulvinar risus vel fermentum. Nunc sit amet eros eget orci euismod imperdiet. Phasellus scelerisque orci non ipsum vestibulum non eleifend.
            </p>
        </div>
        <div class="tertiary col">
            <h2>Tertiary</h2>
            <p>
                Donec id ultrices diam. Praesent efficitur vulputate eros ac aliquam. Ut et libero ultricies, mattis velit sit amet, suscipit sem. Aenean dictum pellentesque tincidunt. 
            </p>
        </div>
    </div>
</body>
</html>

1 Answer

Jason Anders
MOD
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,858 Points
Jason Anders
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,858 Points

Hi Stefan, The only problem with your code is the last CSS declaration for 'order.' There is a space between 'order' and the colon, and that's what is throwing the error in the challenge. Just get rid of the space and you're good to go.

.primary {
  order: -1;  /* removed space */
}

Jason :)

Stefan Hoffmann
Stefan Hoffmann
24,811 Points

Thank you VERY much!!