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CSS CSS Layout Basics Page Layout with the Float Property The Float Challenge

Posted by Nigel Rodgers
Nigel Rodgers
15,777 Points

I found another method to fix collapsing boundaries.

I figured out another method to fix the collapsing boundaries issue. I added an empty div and gave it the class 'clear':

<div class="clear"></div>

in CSS I cleared the floats in the '.clear' div:

.clear { clear: both; }

Here's a link to my workspace: https://w.trhou.se/1vu5bv0g4v check lines 40 in index.html and line 156 in style.css

Nigel Rodgers
Nigel Rodgers
15,777 Points

Is it a good idea?

1 Answer

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

Sure, that's essentially the same thing as the well-known "clearfix". The difference with the conventional clearfix is that it employs a pseudo-element to make adding an extra DIV to the HTML unnecessary.

The conventional way would be to add this to CSS (but no change to the HTML):

.container::after {
  content: "";
  display: block;
  clear: both;
}

If you don't mind adding to the HTML, your method is functionally identical.