Applying scroll to specific section of flex container - css

Question

<div class="flex flex-grow h-full w-100">
<div class="flex flex-col bg-white w-1/5">
<div class="dates px-4">
<p>Today</p>
<p>Tomorrow</p>
<p>Upcoming</p>
</div>
<hr />
<div class="projects flex-grow px-4">
<p>Project 1</p>
<p>Project 2</p>
</div>
<div class="footer">
<hr />
<button class="outline-none py-2 border-gray-400 text-red-400 w-full">
Add project
</button>
</div>
</div>
<div class="main bg-gray-100 flex-grow">Hello</div>
<div class="bg-white w-1/5">Hello</div>
</div>
In the above code, I want only the div with class projects to be scrollable while holding the dates and footer fixed on their places. how to do that using tailwind.css ?! I also want the div with class main to be scrollable vertically while holding the other two divs fixed on their places without scrolling.

Answer 1

It sounds a bit like a common usage of overflow-y.
For example, you could add this CSS rule to your project's class:
.projects {
overflow-y: scroll;
}
You can add this rule to whichever container you want to be scrollable - in this case vertically.
On the other, there is overflow-x: scroll for horizontal scrolling, or overflow: scroll for both (shorthand).

Answer 2

According to tailwind overflow guide, you can use .overflow-y-auto for vertical scrolling.
e.g.
<div class="projects flex-grow overflow-y-auto px-4">
It's good that you have used .flex-grow otherwise you would have to give a max-height to the div.

Answer 3

<div class="flex flex-grow h-full w-100">
<div class="flex flex-col bg-white w-1/5">
<div class="dates px-4">
<p>Today</p>
<p>Tomorrow</p>
<p>Upcoming</p>
</div>
<hr/>
<div class="projects h-auto overflow-x-auto flex-grow px-4">
<p>Project 1</p>
<p>Project 2</p>
</div>
<div class="footer">
<hr/>
<button class="outline-none py-2 border-gray-400 text-red-400 w-full">
Add project
</button>
</div>
</div>
<div class="main bg-gray-100 flex-grow">Hello</div>
<div class="bg-white w-1/5">Hello</div>
</div>