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

Posted by MUZ140676 Yvone Mudesva
MUZ140676 Yvone Mudesva
5,006 Points

we want add an exception for <a> tags that are in the <div> with a class of .footer: these links should be purple.use po

We want to add an exception for <a> tags that are in the <div> with a class of .footer: these links should be purple. Use the post-selector ampersand to achieve this.

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 <a href="#">Mr. Chow's</a>, <a href="#">Live Sushi</a> and <a href="#">Piccino</a>. 
        <span class="link"><a href="/info.html">Read More</a></span>
      </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. 
        <span class="link"><a href="/info.html">Read More</a></span>
      </p>
    </div>
  </div>
  <div class="footer">
    <p>
      Thanks for reading my blog!  Be sure to check out my <a href="#">other articles</a>.
    </p>
  </div>
</body>
</html>
style.scss 
/* Write your SCSS code below. */

p{
a{
color: red;
}
}

P{
>a{
color: blue;
&:hover{
opacity: 0.5;
.html.csscolumns .footer div &{
color: purple;
}
}
}

1 Answer

Michael Trilford
Michael Trilford
7,232 Points
Michael Trilford
Michael Trilford
7,232 Points

Not sure if I follow.

But, I would have my base styles. Then I would start writing the styles of my webpage in the order of the content blocks.

/* Base Styles */<br> a {color: red; }<br> <br> /* Unique Styles */<br> .footer a { color: purple; }