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CSS

Posted by Lee Ann Merrill
Lee Ann Merrill
1,103 Points

so many asterisks in comment coding?

In the Treehouse: CSS workspace CSS practice page there is comment coding for a number of items such as top bar color and body styling. In the video Joy says the comment coding is just "/" (opening) and "?" (closing). In the practice page though there's a whole line of asterisks after the "?" and a whole line before "?." Why so many asterisks?

Jason Anello
Jason Anello
Courses Plus Student 94,610 Points

Hi Lee Ann,

Can you link to the video that you're on right now or post a snapshot of your workspace?

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Jason Anello
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Jason Anello
Courses Plus Student 94,610 Points
Jason Anello
Jason Anello
Courses Plus Student 94,610 Points

You mentioned question marks in your question but I guess you meant asterisks? I don't see any ?

A css comment begins with /* and ends with */.

Anything in between, including more asterisks, are considered part of the comment and will be ignored by the browser.

This style of comment block is a matter of preference. It's mainly to make the different sections of your css file stand out.

If you're scanning a long css file, those rows of asterisks will really stand out among all the style declarations and then you'll know you're in a different section.

In the "How to make a website course" Nick uses them like this:

/*************************
GENERAL
**************************/

Not as many asterisks as Joy used but same overall idea.

Lee Ann Merrill
Lee Ann Merrill
1,103 Points
Lee Ann Merrill
Lee Ann Merrill
1,103 Points

here you go!

/***********************************************
Top bar color 
***********************************************/
Jason Anello
Jason Anello
Courses Plus Student 94,610 Points

fixed code formatting

This post here will show you how to post your code so that it's properly formatted: https://teamtreehouse.com/forum/posting-code-to-the-forum

Lee Ann Merrill
Lee Ann Merrill
1,103 Points
Lee Ann Merrill
Lee Ann Merrill
1,103 Points

fantastic, thanks!