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

Posted by Sharon Rieger
Sharon Rieger
141 Points

Parent selector exercise- I cannot figure out the correct answer.

The exercises instructs: "We want to add an exception for <a> tags that are in the <div> with a class of .footer: those links should be purple. Use the post-selector ampersand to achieve this."

I receive the following error message: "Bummer! Please use the ampersand selector following the selector for the .footer div."

I've repeated the video looking for answers. Does anyone know the correct one?

Thank you, Sharon

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;
   }
  }
}

1 Answer

Wayne Priestley
Wayne Priestley
19,579 Points
Wayne Priestley
Wayne Priestley
19,579 Points

Hi Sharon,

You almost have it.

a { color: red; 
  .footer div & { color: purple; } 
}
Sharon Rieger
Sharon Rieger
141 Points

Hi Wayne, Thanks for your reply. I am still getting the same error after adding 'div' after .footer.

Why is it necessary to add div to the line when I am calling .footer. Can you explain?

Best, Sharon

Wayne Priestley
Wayne Priestley
19,579 Points
Wayne Priestley
Wayne Priestley
19,579 Points

The only reason I can see as it being necessary to add the div is that the question asks you to do it this way.

I can't get the code to pass either, even though it is correct, and if you check the preview the links in the footer are now purple.
I can only think its a bug in the challenge for the moment. You could try doing the challenge again, maybe by entering the answers individually again it will pass. ( i hope so)

Buy your code is now fine Sharon.

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

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