[thelist] Descendant selectors in CSS (no subject)

[Lindsay Evans]

> Can someone tell me how the styles below work?
>
> .sidebar UL {
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> Does this only work with ULs within a sidebar class?

yep

> .sidebar .container {

applies to elements with the class "container" that are descendants of
elements with the class "sidebar"

eg.

<div class="sidebar">
	<div class="container">...</div> <!-- this will have the style applied -->
	<p>...</p> <!-- this will not -->
</div>


> .sidebar .ib TABLE {

applies to all tables that are descendants of elements with the class "ib"
that are descendants of elements with the class "sidebar"

eg.

<div class="sidebar">
	<div class="ib">
		<table>...</table> <!-- this will have the style applied -->
		<p>...</p> <!-- this will not -->
		<p>
			<table>...</table> <!-- this will have the style applied too -->
		</p>
	</div>
</div>

more info on the wacky world of selectors can be found here:
http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS2/selector.html#descendant-selectors

especially interesting is the W3C's definition of 'descendant' :o)
http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS2/conform.html#x27

--
 Lindsay Evans.
 Developer,
 Red Square Productions.

 vox: 8596.4000
 fax: 8596.4001
 web: www.redsquare.com.au

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> I sent this earlier, but didn't see it come through.

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