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

Posted by Roderick Stotts
Roderick Stotts
7,884 Points

sass ampersand code challenge

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

I am not understanding where this post-ampersand is supposed to go.

'''scss .footer{ a{ color: purple; } }''' This gives me the desired result, so what other way must I write this, using the ampersand, to satisfy this challenge?

3 Answers

Dave Evans
Dave Evans
13,160 Points

Try this:

a{  
    div.footer &{
        color:purple;
    } 
}
Roderick Stotts
Roderick Stotts
7,884 Points
Roderick Stotts
Roderick Stotts
7,884 Points

Thanks Dave, I appreciate you. I will remember the tips.

Roderick Stotts
Roderick Stotts
7,884 Points
Roderick Stotts
Roderick Stotts
7,884 Points

Ok just looking at that I realized what's going on. That is pretty exciting! Thank you for the clarity. Now I will need to work on my markdown. Lol

Dave Evans
Dave Evans
13,160 Points

No problem...with markdown the easiest thing is just to add four spaces before each line and ensure you have a blank line between your normal text and your code. Otherwise, you might have some overflow or cut off.