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Philip Ollas
5,705 PointsWrite a function, called px-to-rem, that accepts the parameters $target and $context. Set the default value of $context
How can I get this to work??
$base-font-size: 16px;
$context: $base-font-size;
// Write your function here
@function px-to-rem($target, $context){
}
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```style.scss
$base-font-size: 16px;
// Write your function here
@function px-to-rem($target, $context){
}
2 Answers
Lee Ravenberg
10,018 PointsHi Philip,
The assignment is to set a default value for $context.
$base-font-size: 16px;
@function px-to-rem($target, $context: $base-font-size){
}
By writing $context: $base-font-size you are telling the compiler that if the px-to-rem() is called without the second $context argument, that it should default back to $base-font-size. Which is a variable defined as 16px. Cool huh?
Taylor Hall
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 14,493 PointsI don't understand any of this. Sorry :/
Philip Ollas
5,705 PointsPhilip Ollas
5,705 PointsIt sure is cool. Thanks man, that helped me a lot.