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Robyn Goodwin
Courses Plus Student 10,009 PointsSass Code Challenge - challenging me!
I'm back from two weeks off and cannot figure out what I've done wrong. I'm sure it's basic but help please.
Set the width of the class .inner_sidebar to be half that of the sidebar_width variable.
My answer:
`/* Write your SCSS code below. */ $lime: #090; $sidebar_width: 100px;
body { p { a { color: $lime; } div .inner_sidebar { width: $sidebar_width/2; } } } ` **edited to remove .0 after 2
3 Answers
Tricia Martin
19,604 PointsMaybe take off the ".0" so it is just 2.
Here is what I used to pass:
/* Write your SCSS code below. */
$lime: #090;
$sidebar_width: 100px;
a {
color: $lime;
}
.inner_sidebar {
width: $sidebar_width / 2;
}
Robyn Goodwin
Courses Plus Student 10,009 PointsOops meant to erase that. It was another attempt to make it work after the 2 all alone didn't work. Still stuck. Grrr. Thanks though.
Robyn Goodwin
Courses Plus Student 10,009 PointsPhew! Thank you Tricia! I had too much code. By removing the body element and stripping it down to the code you suggested passed the challenge.
I guess it's important not to overthink these challenges.
Jason Anello
Courses Plus Student 94,610 PointsHi Robyn,
Take a look at Tricia's code and compare with your own because the code has some significant differences beyond removing the ".0"
With your code you have done some nesting not requested in the challenge.
the main reason your code won't pass is that you have div .inner_sidebar nested inside the p block. this creates a final compiled selector of body p div .inner-sidebar which doesn't match the html structure.
I would recommend that you only write code that is specifically requested in the challenge.
Jason Anello
Courses Plus Student 94,610 PointsI hadn't seen your second comment yet when I posted. I'll leave it in case you're interested in why it doesn't work.
Tricia Martin
19,604 PointsGlad you got it to work!
Tricia Martin
19,604 PointsThanks Jason Anello for explaining it better than I could! I'm so bad at explaining things.
Robyn Goodwin
Courses Plus Student 10,009 PointsJason, I appreciate your help. It's good to have it explained in a different way. I had already removed the .0 but was still having problems. Your comment about adding in additional info was spot on. Thank you.
Tricia Martin
19,604 PointsTricia Martin
19,604 PointsI think you're making it more complicated than they're looking for. You don't need the nested styles, just an 'a' selector and the .inner_sidebar selector. The code I posted before definitely passes.