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CSS CSS Basics (2014) Basic Layout Floats

Xavier Cheyne
Xavier Cheyne
1,695 Points
Posted by Xavier Cheyne
Xavier Cheyne
1,695 Points

Clearing Floats

I'm asked to add the correct class to the HTML element and I don't know what I'm doing wrong. Can someone help me with this?

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>

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,261 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,261 Points

You're pretty close.

It looks like you identified the class and the element to add it to. But since that element already has a class attribute, you just need to include the new class name with the others already part of that attribute.

Adding the same attribute again would cause a syntax error or at least override the other settings.

Xavier Cheyne
Xavier Cheyne
1,695 Points
Xavier Cheyne
Xavier Cheyne
1,695 Points

Thank you Steven. I learned that an element can only have one ID, but I guess I missed the part that taught class values should be included in one attribute.