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CSS CSS Flexbox Layout Building a Layout with Flexbox Creating a Two Column Layout with Flexbox

Jesse Dispoto
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Why did we not set a flex-basis on the .col ?

Is it because we wanted the flex items to take up all of the space available to them?

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Janet Leon
Janet Leon
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Janet Leon
Janet Leon
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Because the flex shorthand is being used. When you just say "flex" you're setting flex-basis , flex-grow, and flex-shrink- a three in one. Here, since you only specify one value, the other two are set for you.