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

Daniel Deering
Daniel Deering
2,994 Points
Posted by Daniel Deering
Daniel Deering
2,994 Points

Undefined variable "$make"

Cannot figure out what I've done here to make this not render. Any help?

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">
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    <ul id="menu">
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      <li><a href="#">About Hampton</a></li>
      <li><a href="#">Hampton's Work</a></li>
    </ul>
    <div class="entry">
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      <div class="content">
        <p>
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        </p>
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          </p>
        </div>
    </div>
  </div>
</body>
</html>
style.scss 
/* Write your SCSS code below. */
@mixin cars ($make, $color) {
    .#{$make} {
        border: 1px solid black;
        }
       }


@include cars ($make);

2 Answers

Himanshu Chopra
Himanshu Chopra
3,055 Points
Himanshu Chopra
Himanshu Chopra
3,055 Points

Hello Daniel, Use this

@mixin cars($make, $color){
  background-color:$make;
  color:$color;
}

Remeber $make & $color are argument you will have to define for which css property you are going to use these argument or variable. In my case I am using $make for background-color and $color for color(text-color) css property.

After creating your mixin you can use it like this 

.className{
 @include cars(red, blue)
}
Daniel Deering
Daniel Deering
2,994 Points
Daniel Deering
Daniel Deering
2,994 Points

I got it figured out with a little help. However my code was a little more verbose. Thank you!

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

Hi Daniel,

Which task number are you on right now? Your mixin is fine for up to task 2 but you should not be including the mixin at the bottom of your code. The challenge never instructs you to include the mixin.

Daniel Deering
Daniel Deering
2,994 Points
Daniel Deering
Daniel Deering
2,994 Points

I ended up getting help from someone here but they basically had it like Himanshu. I hadn't defined the variables, but it wouldn't let me pass unless I included the mixin.