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CSS CSS Flexbox Layout Flexbox Properties Growing and Aligning Flex Items

Julian Cubillos
Julian Cubillos
2,060 Points
Posted by Julian Cubillos
Julian Cubillos
2,060 Points

Select the class .column and use the flex item property and value that will expand the columns to fill the space of the

Select the class .column and use the flex item property and value that will expand the columns to fill the space of the row.

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

.row {
  display: flex;
}
.column {
  align-items: center;
}
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Flexbox Layout</title>
    <link href='https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Varela+Round' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="page.css">
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css">
  </head>
  <body>
    <div class="row">   
      <div class="secondary column">
        <h2>How to get here</h2>
        <p>Tiramisu caramels gummies chupa.</p>
      </div>

      <div class="primary column">
        <h2>Welcome!</h2>
        <p>Everything in this city is worth waiting in line for.</p>
        <img src="treats.svg" alt="treats">
      </div>

      <div class="tertiary column">
        <h2>Great food</h2>
        <p>Croissant macaroon pie brownie.</p>
      </div>
    </div>
  </body>
</html>

4 Answers

Julio Akiyama
Julio Akiyama
9,068 Points
Julio Akiyama
Julio Akiyama
9,068 Points

The property is flex-grow, If all items have flex-grow set to 1, the remaining space in the container will be distributed equally to all children. If one of the children has a value of 2, the remaining space would take up twice as much space as the others. { flex-grow: 1; }

Sahil Setia
Sahil Setia
12,323 Points
Sahil Setia
Sahil Setia
12,323 Points

flex-grow: 1;

Stoica Valentin
PLUS
Stoica Valentin
Courses Plus Student 168 Points
Stoica Valentin
Stoica Valentin
Courses Plus Student 168 Points

I completed the challenge w/ this code: .row { display: flex; } .column { flex-direction: column; flex-grow: -1; }

monica shoriwa
monica shoriwa
5,260 Points
monica shoriwa
monica shoriwa
5,260 Points

/* Complete the challenge by writing CSS below */

.row { display: flex; }

.column { flex-grow: 1; align-items: center; } .primary { flex-grow: 2; }