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

Boonsuen Oh
Boonsuen Oh
18,788 Points
Posted by Boonsuen Oh
Boonsuen Oh
18,788 Points

Sass: Code challenge help

My code

/* Write your SCSS code below. */
p {
  a {
    color: red;
  }
  & > a {
    color: blue;
    &:hover {
      opacity: 0.5;
    }
  }
}

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

Cannot understand what the task 4 is asking for.

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

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

1 Answer

Manouk van Wilsum
Manouk van Wilsum
4,604 Points

The question asks you to add an exception for <a> tags that are in the <div> with a class of .footer: those links should be purple. And it tells you to use the post-selector ampersand to achieve this.

This should get you the right answer: 

p {
  a {
    color: red;
     div.footer & {
      color: purple;
      }
    }
 &>a {
   color: blue;
    &:hover {
      opacity:0.5;
    }
  }
}

You're selecting the <a> tags inside the <div> with the class .footer by using the ampersand. You can just nest your answer inside the answer from the previous tasks. Hope this helps you.