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CSS CSS Basics (2014) Basic Layout Floats

Posted by Chris Holmes
Chris Holmes
5,457 Points

How do you select a div tag that has spacing?? i.e. <div class="secondary-content t-border">

The coding challenge I'm on requires me to select <div class="secondary-content t-border">

I didn't think you could have class names with spaces as the code editor will only recognise '.second-content' and not the 't-border'

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

.content-traveling {
  float: left; 
}

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

.group:after {
  content: "";
  display: table;
  clear: both;
}

.secondary-content t-border{
  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

Aurelian Spodarec
Aurelian Spodarec
10,801 Points
Aurelian Spodarec
Aurelian Spodarec
10,801 Points

You can put as many classes as your RAM can handle. You give another class separated with space. 

.list-items-apple-big {
   this is one class
}

.list {

}

.items {

}

<div class="list items">

or

<div class="list-items-apple-big">

Probably a bad example, but i hope you get me.

Say you have a button.

That button is e.g. .btn large

so the btn is 

btn {
 padding: 10px;
background: red;
}

.large{padding: 30px;}

If you want a normal button, you do class="btn", but if you want a large btn, you do class="btn large"

I hope you get it : p
Chris Holmes
Chris Holmes
5,457 Points

Thanks mate - that made a lot of sense! Appreciate it.

Aaron Wise
Aaron Wise
7,517 Points
Aaron Wise
Aaron Wise
7,517 Points

I also prefer to do:

.btn.large{ padding:30px; } so: div.secondary-content.t-border{ padding:30px; }