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CSS CSS Selectors Going Further with Attribute Selectors and Pseudo-Classes :first-child and :last-child Challenge

Posted by david valentino
david valentino
Courses Plus Student 1,460 Points

stuck in exercise and i think my answer is correct

on firstchild-and-lastchild-challenge i got stuck

the question is: Create a pseudo-class selector that targets the first-child li in .main-nav. Remove all border styles by setting border to none. Then, set the top-left and bottom-left border-radius to 5px. Watch this related video for a review on border-radius.

my answer: .main-nav>li:first-child{ border: none; border-radius: 5px 0 0 5px; }

and it says " Bummer! You do not need a child combinator in the selector."

style.css 
/* Complete the challenge by writing CSS below */
.main-nav>li:first-child{
  border: none;
  border-radius: 5px 0 0 5px;

}
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>Selectors</title>
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <link href='http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Nunito:400,300' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="page.css">
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css">
</head>
<body>
    <header>
      <h1>My Site!</h1>
      <ul class="main-nav">
        <li><a href="#">Home</a></li>
        <li><a href="#">About</a></li>
        <li><a href="#">Work</a></li>
        <li><a href="#">Contact</a></li>
      </ul>
    </header>
    <div>
      <p>Tattooed viral put a bird on it skateboard. Drinking vinegar locavore squid farm-to-table, dreamcatcher tattooed kitsch scenester. Tousled wolf squid Wes Anderson PBR, Williamsburg banh mi dreamcatcher stumptown ethnic sartorial mlkshk. Hella mixtape bespoke mustache Bushwick. Post-ironic hashtag jean shorts, Truffaut organic roof party pop-up wayfarers selvage narwhal. Mixtape roof party twee, post-ironic bespoke hella artisan meggings Carles brunch pop-up Tonx street art normcore. DIY paleo slow-carb occupy tofu fingerstache.</p>
    </div>
</body>
</html>
Tim Knight
Tim Knight
28,888 Points
Tim Knight
Tim Knight
28,888 Points

David,

Your initial answer was close too, you just didn't need the adjacent child selector in there. So the > symbol could have just been removed.

david valentino
david valentino
Courses Plus Student 1,460 Points

Tim Knight thankyou for the help but the correct answer to pass this question is without any main-div

Tim Knight
Tim Knight
28,888 Points
Tim Knight
Tim Knight
28,888 Points

David,

Actually, both are valid (in production and in the quiz). I'm just glad you got it working for yourself.

8 Answers

david valentino
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david valentino
Courses Plus Student 1,460 Points
david valentino
david valentino
Courses Plus Student 1,460 Points

i got the correct answer

li:first-child{ border: none; border-radius:5px 0 0 5px; }

Clint Dehner
Clint Dehner
8,808 Points
Clint Dehner
Clint Dehner
8,808 Points

Make sure you give credit to the person that helped you so it goes to their points in the community :)

Brendon Brooks
Brendon Brooks
8,802 Points
Brendon Brooks
Brendon Brooks
8,802 Points

.main-nav li:first-child { border: none; border-radius: 5px 0 0 5px; }

Petr Pavelka
Petr Pavelka
4,968 Points
Petr Pavelka
Petr Pavelka
4,968 Points 
// CSS syntax
.main-nav li:first-child {
    border: none;
    border-radius: 5px 0 0 5px;
}

//LESS syntax
.main-nav {
  li {
    &:first-child {
          border: none;
          border-radius: 5px 0 0 5px;
    }
  }
}
Andreea Focariu
Andreea Focariu
2,761 Points
Andreea Focariu
Andreea Focariu
2,761 Points

.main-nav li:first-child { border: none; border-radius: 5px 0 0 5px; }

Vipin Singh
Vipin Singh
15,268 Points
Vipin Singh
Vipin Singh
15,268 Points

you can try this 

.main-nav li:first-child{
  border: none;
  border-top-left-radius: 5px ;
  border-bottom-left-radius:5px;
}
johnadi
johnadi
3,690 Points
johnadi
johnadi
3,690 Points

.main-nav li:first-child { border: none; border-radius: 5px 0 0 5px;

Maimoona Javaid
Maimoona Javaid
12,568 Points
Maimoona Javaid
Maimoona Javaid
12,568 Points

The answer: .main-nav li:first-child { border: none; border-radius: 5px 0 0 5px; }