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Jim McArthur
3,201 PointsChallenge task stump-er...
Q.- Inside the media query, clear the left side of every 4th list item in the gallery.
A. - #gallery li: nth-child (4n) { clear: left: }
"Bummer! did you set "clear: left" on every fourth gallery list item?
I have tried almost everything ......
5 Answers
Jeff Busch
19,287 PointsHi Jim,
Get rid of the space between li: and nth, and the space between child and (4). Also, get rid of the n after 4. One more thing, after left should be a semicolon not a colon.
Jeff
Jim McArthur
3,201 Pointsnope this following works on my "workspaces": But cant get by the "Challenge Task"
#gallery li: nth-child(4n) { clear: left; }
Jason Anello
Courses Plus Student 94,610 PointsIt may appear to work in your workspaces because the browser might be fixing this up for you but it's not the correct syntax.
You didn't get rid of both spaces as Jeff mentioned.
It should be:
#gallery li:nth-child(4n) {
clear: left;
}
Jeff Busch
19,287 PointsHi Jim,
Are you typing the code here or copy and pasting? Again, get rid of the space between li: and nth. Also, get rid of the n after 4.
Jeff
Jim McArthur
3,201 Pointsok thx
MUZ140526 Alex Mawene
2,687 Pointsgallery li:nth-child(4n){
clear:left;
}
Jason Anello
Courses Plus Student 94,610 PointsJason Anello
Courses Plus Student 94,610 PointsHi Jeff,
It does pass with
#gallery li:nth-child(4)but I believe this is an error in the challenge because that only clears the 4th item. Not every 4th list item like the instructions state.#gallery li:nth-child(4n)also passes the challenge and I believe this to be the correct answer. This will select every 4th item.There seems to be several(many?) expressions which will pass the challenge.
:nth-child(87n + 4)will pass the challenge. 87 was just a random big number I chose.n + 2also passes.I suspect it's checking that you've cleared the 4th item but not checking if you've incorrectly cleared other items.