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CSS CSS Basics (2014) Basic Layout Floats

Rosalee Johnson
Rosalee Johnson
5,726 Points
Posted by Rosalee Johnson
Rosalee Johnson
5,726 Points

In the preview, notice how the floats made the parent container's height collapse. In the HTML file, give the .secondary

I am having trouble with the following code challenge question:

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.

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

.content-lodging { float: right; }

.content-traveling { float: left; }

My index.html file <div class="secondary-content t-border class=group"> <div class="content-lodging"> <img src="resort.jpg" alt="Resort">

I am definitely missing something, but I am not sure what. I've looked my files and the example files over but still not seeing what I'm doing wrong. Help.

style.css 
/* Complete the challenge by writing CSS below */



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

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

.content-lodging {
  float: right;
}

.content-traveling {
  float: left;
}
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 class=group"> 
      <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

Rosalee Johnson
Rosalee Johnson
5,726 Points
Rosalee Johnson
Rosalee Johnson
5,726 Points

Scratch this question - I wound up finding my answer through the forums. :-) But for those having trouble, I thought I'd share what helped me:

I was actually adding the following code to my .html file:

<div class="secondary-content t-border class=group">

Turns out, I didn't need to be as specific by typing out "...class=group". I just needed the word "group":

 <div class="secondary-content t-border group">

By making this minor adjustment, I was able to move to the next step. I hope this helps you guys. Reading through the forums, it seems to have gotten a lot of coders frustrated.

Andrejs Gutmanis
Andrejs Gutmanis
4,075 Points

Thanks! That help me!

Savannah Jones
Savannah Jones
2,135 Points

This helped. Thanks for sharing!

Ashi A
Ashi A
2,531 Points
Ashi A
Ashi A
2,531 Points

saw the "class=" in your code - it's amazing how small things like typos can trip us up :) glad you could figure it out.

Rosalee Johnson
Rosalee Johnson
5,726 Points
Rosalee Johnson
Rosalee Johnson
5,726 Points

Me, too! It kinda sucks not being able to move on without getting it right, too, but I got help through my search, so I thought I'd pay it forward.