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CSS CSS Basics (2014) Basic Layout Floats

what?

"In the preview, notice how the floats made the parent container's height collapse. In the HTML file, give the .secondary-content div the specified class for clearing floats"

I'm not sure how to complete this

style.css
/* Complete the challenge by writing CSS below */
.content-lodging {
  float: right;
}

.content-traveling {
  float: left;
}

.secondary-content {
 clear: both;
}


/* Clearfix ---------------------------------- */

.group:after {
  content: "";
  display: table;
  clear: both;
}
index.html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Lake Tahoe</title>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="page.css">
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css">
  </head>
  <body> 
        <div class="secondary-content t-border"> 
      <div class="content-lodging">
        <img src="resort.jpg" alt="Resort">
        <h3>From Tents to Resorts</h3>
        <p>
          Lake Tahoe is full of wonderful places to stay. You have the ability to sleep in the outdoors in a tent, or relax like a king at a five star resort. Here are our top three resorts:
        </p>
        <ul>
          <li><a href="#hotels">Lake Tahoe Resort Hotel</a></li>
          <li><a href="#resorts">South Lake Tahoe Resorts</a></li>
          <li><a href="#lodging">Tahoe Ski Resort Lodging</a></li>
        </ul>       
      </div>

      <div class="content-traveling">
        <img src="mtn-landscape.jpg" alt="Mountain Landscape">
        <h3>Pack Accordingly</h3>
        <p>
          One of most important things when it comes to traveling through the great outdoors is packing accordingly. Here are a few tips:
        </p>
        <ol>
          <li>Bring layers of clothing</li>
          <li>Pack sunscreen</li>
          <li>Carry extra water just in case</li>
          <li>Pack light</li>
        </ol>
      </div>
        </div><!-- End .secondary-content -->

        <footer class="main-footer">
            <p>All rights reserved to the state of <a href="#">California</a>.</p>
            <a href="#top">Back to top &raquo;</a>
        </footer>
  </body>
</html>

2 Answers

In your css style sheet there is some code under the comment clearfix. This is the code to stop the parent element collapsing when floats are used. You can see that this is assigned to the selector "group" (ignore the :after for now). Group is a call name so you need to add it to the div with the class "secondary-content".

You assign a class to an element using

class = "class-name"

You can add multiple class names by separating them with a space.

class = "first-class second-class third-class"

that didn't help

matthew steiner
matthew steiner
6,264 Points

Pete is trying to be really helpful without completely giving you the answer. Check your HTML document, looks like you are missing the class selector "group" that is referenced in your CSS document under the Clearfix comment.