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CSS CSS Layout Techniques Flexbox Layout Flexbox Layout Challenge

Posted by Gergely Marton
Gergely Marton
27,180 Points

flexbox-layout-challenge

just can`t get over this one, it says every li must have the same flex-grow...what am i doing wrong???

.main-nav li {align-self:center; flex-grow:1;

    }

2 Answers

James Ingmire
James Ingmire
11,901 Points
James Ingmire
James Ingmire
11,901 Points

Make sure the parent element of the 'li' display's flex in order to create a flex container; it enables a flex context for all its direct children.

So display the following and should work:

.main-nav {display: flex;}

.main-nav li {flex-grow:1;}

Hope this helps.

Janek Rezner
Janek Rezner
12,973 Points
Janek Rezner
Janek Rezner
12,973 Points

so what's wrong with leaving align-self:center in (just like in the video)? this code won't work

.main-nav{
    display: -webkit-box;
  display: -moz-box;
  display: -ms-flexbox;
  display: -webkit-flex;
  display: flex;
}

.main-nav li{
    -webkit-align-self:center;
  align-self:center;
  -webkit-flex-grow: 1;
  flex-grow: 1;
}