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CSS CSS Flexbox Layout Flexbox Properties Smarter Layouts with flex-basis and flex

Posted by xajx
xajx
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flex shorthand confusion

In the video, when .item is set to flex: 1 200px and .item-2 is set to flex: 2; why did item-2 get a default value of 0?

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Johnny Austen
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Johnny Austen
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Johnny Austen
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Johnny Austen
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 35,494 Points

I believe this is because when the flex shorthand is used, the flex-basis is reset to 0 if a value is not provided. So if you just want to affect the flex-grow property, it's best to not use the shorthand.