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

Posted by Duffy Binyon
Duffy Binyon
4,490 Points

Sass quiz question

Why wouldn't

p a { color:blue; } be valid scss?

Also, in the video we used class selectors to initiate the sass, in the quiz there is no mention of using the classes. We haven't learned how to apply sass with out classes.

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 Mr. Chow's, Live Sushi and Piccino. 
          <a href="/info.html">Read More</a>
        </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. 
          <a href="/info.html">Read More</a>
        </p>
    </div>
</body>
</html>
style.scss 
/* Write your CSS code below. */
.P .a { 
color:blue;
}

2 Answers

Jeremy Davis
Jeremy Davis
9,427 Points
Jeremy Davis
Jeremy Davis
9,427 Points

Hey Duffy,

I believe it's looking for something like this: 

p {
color: blue;
  a {
    color: red;
  }
}

I notice in your code you're using a class selector for your paragraph and attribute tags. That may be where you're running into an error.

David Tonge
PLUS
David Tonge
Courses Plus Student 45,640 Points
David Tonge
David Tonge
Courses Plus Student 45,640 Points

It not that it isn't valid Sass. The thing is the challenge asked for nested Sass.

p{
color: blue;
    a{
         color: red;
      }
}