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CSS CSS Flexbox Layout Building a Layout with Flexbox Flexbox Columns Challenge

Nicholas Chetto
Nicholas Chetto
4,221 Points
Posted by Nicholas Chetto
Nicholas Chetto
4,221 Points

Give .row the flexbox property and value that will make it a multi-line flex container.

cant seem to get this either I've even when back to previous videos.

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

.row {
  display: flex;
  flex: 1;
  flex-basis: 300px;
}

.column{
  flex-grow: 1;
  flex-basis: 300px;
}
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>Welcome!</h2>
        <p>Everything in this city is worth waiting in line for. Cupcake ipsum dolor sit.</p>
        <p>Wafer lollipop dessert. Bonbon jelly beans pudding dessert sugar plum.</p>
      </div>

      <div class="primary column">
        <h2>How to get here</h2>
        <p><strong>Plane: </strong>Tiramisu caramels gummies chupa chups lollipop muffin. Jujubes chocolate caramels cheesecake brownie lollipop drag&#233;e cheesecake.</p>
        <p><strong>Train: </strong>Pie apple pie pudding I love wafer toffee liquorice sesame snaps lemon drops. Lollipop gummi bears dessert muffin.</p>
        <p><strong>Car: </strong>Jelly cotton candy bonbon jelly-o jelly-o I love. I love sugar plum chocolate cake pie I love pastry liquorice.</p>
      </div>

      <div class="tertiary column">
        <h2>Great food</h2>
        <p>Croissant macaroon pie brownie. Cookie marshmallow liquorice gingerbread.</p>
        <p>Wafer lollipop dessert. Bonbon jelly beans pudding dessert sugar plum.</p>
      </div>
    </div>
  </body>
</html>

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points

Here's a hint: the flexbox property that will can make a flex container multi-line is "flex-wrap". And I'll bet you can figure out the value to go with it.

Nicholas Chetto
Nicholas Chetto
4,221 Points
Nicholas Chetto
Nicholas Chetto
4,221 Points

yes I can and did and thank you for the lovely hint.

Bernard Chiyangwa
Bernard Chiyangwa
7,094 Points
Bernard Chiyangwa
Bernard Chiyangwa
7,094 Points

flex-wrap:wrap;