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djsands
6,286 Pointsso I am getting a bit confused with CSS grids, CSS Floats and CSS FlexBox??
so I am getting a bit confused with CSS grids, CSS Floats and CSS FlexBox?? Which one is best? do you use certain ones to achieve a certain result? i have tried looking it up and apparently from explanations to what they are , I'm still unsure about it ...
So from what I can understand CSS grid is no longer used much as it doesn't help with the whole responsive design, . . .Floats are used to make a more a more flexible, perhaps masonry layout, .. where as flex box is more like columns and rows .. ????
I am only guess from the things I have read,.. any clarification would be awesome!!
3 Answers
Ryan Groom
18,674 Pointsdjsands I use some features from both CSS Grid and Flexbox together. I use CSS grid to, as the name states, set up a grid. It helps me to ensure that The sections on my page are evenly spaced out and helps me stick to a specific structure. I use flexbox on the elements inside of my CSS grid to align them properly within a grid section (properties like "align-items", or "justify-content" can make centering your content (both horizontally and vertically) very simple. This article might help a little: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/CSS_Grid_Layout/Relationship_of_Grid_Layout . Just know that you do not necessarily have to choose one or the other, they can be used together. An important thing to keep in mind though, is if you are developing for a company, depending on what browsers and versions of browsers you may be using, not all features are available. You can reference the website caniuse.com to see what features of grid or flexbox are available in each version of all the browsers.
Hope this helps!
Mark Wilkowske
Courses Plus Student 18,131 PointsHave a look at Bootstrap 4 - it has everything you want to know and then some. https://getbootstrap.com/docs/4.3/getting-started/introduction/ I work on version 4 sites that used to be version 3 and the difference is incredible. V4 is much improved and more granular.
djsands
6,286 Pointsthanks, guys. That's great I am looking at the links as we speak ..