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CSS Sass Basics (retired) Advanced Sass Concepts Interpolating and if/else

Posted by Darko Ljubic
Darko Ljubic
2,462 Points

Step 4 is impossible to pass. It keeps repeating: The generated file name needs to end with '.png'. And it is!

background-image: url("#{$color}.png");

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 class="wrap">
    <h1>Hampton's Blog</h1>
    <ul id="menu">
      <li><a href="#">Home</a></li>
      <li><a href="#">About Hampton</a></li>
      <li><a href="#">Hampton's Work</a></li>
    </ul>
    <div class="entry">
      <h1>Delicious Food in SF</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>Great Music</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>
    </div>
  </div>
</body>
</html>
style.scss 
/* Write your SCSS code below. */
@mixin cars($make, $color) {
  .#{$make} {
    border: 1px solid black;
    background-image: url("#{$color}.png");
  }
}
$time: "morning";
@function time_color($my_time){
  @if ($my_time == "morning") {
    @return red;
  } @else if ($my_time == "afternoon") {
    @return blue;
  } @else {
    @return gray;
  }
}

a {
  color: time_color($time);
}

1 Answer

Roberto Alicata
PLUS
Roberto Alicata
Courses Plus Student 39,959 Points
Roberto Alicata
Roberto Alicata
Courses Plus Student 39,959 Points

When you set or test a variable you don't need the " or ' .

This is the right code:

$time: morning;

@if $time == morning {
  a { color: red; }
} @else if $time == afternoon{
  a { color: blue; }
} @else {
  a { color: gray; }
}