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CSS Sass Basics (retired) Speeding up Workflow with Sass Sass Functions

Posted by MUZ140148 Carlos Mugumira
MUZ140148 Carlos Mugumira
5,088 Points

Sass functions

Write a function, called double, that multiplies its input by 2. How do i go about this one im stuck.

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>
  <div>
    <p>
      Bacon ipsum dolor sit amet biltong capicola meatball, corned beef venison tongue meatloaf ham sausage jerky short loin bacon. Shoulder pork pig, pancetta turducken flank strip steak prosciutto jerky venison.
    </p>
    <p>
      Ground round bacon pig ribeye biltong capicola jerky prosciutto sirloin. Hamburger turducken corned beef leberkas andouille, shoulder pork shank strip steak biltong flank meatball pancetta chicken.
    </p>
  </div>
</body>
</html>
style.scss 
/* Write your SCSS code below. */
@function double($input) {
@return ($input*2)
}

1 Answer

Colin Bell
Colin Bell
29,679 Points
Colin Bell
Colin Bell
29,679 Points

Your answer works and compiles, but I think it's looking for it without the parentheses:

I tried this and it worked:

@function double($input) {
  @return $input*2;
}
MUZ140148 Carlos Mugumira
MUZ140148 Carlos Mugumira
5,088 Points

Yah it worked when i remove the parenthisis. Thanks.