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

Posted by Carmen Wright
Carmen Wright
25,867 Points

Sass exception for footer <a> tag that needs to be purple

I'm about frustrated with this question. I've searched online and through the forums about what the answer could be.

In addition to the code shown here, I've also tried: & .footer { .footer & & div.footer {

From what I understand of the lesson video, the correct answer should be .footer &. I tried including the divs from what I've seen of other posts and answers. I'm really trying to figure out what I did wrong, but it seems like I'm doing everything right and still nothing is happening.

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. */
.entry {
   p {
    a {
      color: red;
      div.footer & {
            color: purple;
      }
    }
    > a {
      color: blue;
    }
    &:hover {
      opacity: 0.5;
    }
  }
}
Amrit Pandey
Amrit Pandey
17,595 Points
Amrit Pandey
Amrit Pandey
17,595 Points

I forgot the code I just copied it from yours you were missing the &:hover inside >a and maybe a space between & and {

1 Answer

Amrit Pandey
Amrit Pandey
17,595 Points
Amrit Pandey
Amrit Pandey
17,595 Points 
.entry {
   p {
    a {
      color: red;
      div.footer &{
            color: purple;
      }
    }
    > a {
      color: blue;
      &:hover {
      opacity: 0.5;
    }
    }

  }
}
Carmen Wright
Carmen Wright
25,867 Points

Thank you Amrit! It worked!

I don't know why but the hover code I put in the original post worked every time I did the challenge. Once you answered, it stopped working and I put in what you wrote.