I'm trying to select the first h1 inside a div with a class called detail_container. It works if h1 is the first element within this div, but if it comes after this ul it won't work.
<style type="text/css">
.detail_container h1:first-child
{
color:blue;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div class="detail_container">
<ul>
<li></li>
<li></li>
</ul>
<h1>First H1</h1>
<h1>Second H1</h1>
</div>
</body>
</html>
I was under the impression that the CSS I have will select the first h1 no matter where it is in this div. How can I make it work?
The h1:first-child selector means
Select the first child of its parent
if and only if it's an h1 element.
The :first-child of the container here is the ul, and as such cannot satisfy h1:first-child.
There is CSS3's :first-of-type for your case:
.detail_container h1:first-of-type
{
color: blue;
}
But with browser compatibility woes and whatnot, you're better off giving the first h1 a class, then targeting that class:
.detail_container h1.first
{
color: blue;
}
:first-child selects the first h1 if and only if it is the first child of its parent element. In your example, the ul is the first child of the div.
The name of the pseudo-class is somewhat misleading, but it's explained pretty clearly here in the spec.
jQuery's :first selector gives you what you're looking for. You can do this:
$('.detail_container h1:first').css("color", "blue");
For that particular case you can use:
.detail_container > ul + h1{
color: blue;
}
But if you need that same selector on many cases, you should have a class for those, like BoltClock said.
you can also use
.detail_container h1:nth-of-type(1)
By changing the number 1 by any other number you can select any other h1 item.
You could wrap your h1 tags in another div and then the first one would be the first-child. That div doesn't even need styles. It's just a way to segregate those children.
<div class="h1-holder">
<h1>Title 1</h1>
<h1>Title 2</h1>
</div>
Related
I have this html:
<div class="leading-4">
<h2>title</h2>
<p>one para</p>
<p>Maybe another para</p>
<p><ul><li>.....</li></ul></p>
<h4>text</h4>
</div>
I want to edit the p that has the ul in it -
I thought about
.leading-4 p:nth-last-child(1){
}
and
.leading-4:nth-last-child(1){
}
but it doesn't' work either (though I didn't think it would)
What am i doing wrong please
What you want is last-of-type.
But as Praveen says you should fix your HTML. Use the W3C validator when in doubt.
You cannot have a <ul> inside a <p> tag! So when you put <p><ul></ul></p>, the browser considers it as <p></p><ul></ul>.
So technically, there's and cannot be <ul> inside a <p> so your CSS selector never ever selects an element under any case in HTML.
So, consider changing the element to <div> instead.
Proof:
p {color: red;}
ul {color: blue;}
p ul {color: green;}
<p>This is para</p>
<p>
The next UL element will be kicked out of P. Before UL.
<ul><li>This is LI inside UL inside P</li></ul>
After UL. And this becomes normal text under the body, and not under P.
</p>
<ul><li>This is LI inside UL</li></ul>
References:
ul element can never be a child of p element
is it acceptable to put a UL inside of a paragraph??
Solution:
The solution for selecting the last <p> for you would be:
p:last-of-type { /* rules */}
On this page, I want to hide the incorrect HTML displayed above the logo. It is generated by an old plugin we are replacing soon.
To start with, I tried the CSS:
.vine-home-block-grapes:first-child {display: none;}
but this does not remove the highlighted block below:
Can you help me determine why please?
Use css :first-of-type selector
.vine-home-block-grapes:first-of-type{
display:none;
}
That selector won't work as the element you are attempting to select is not the :first-child of its parent.
One way to do what you want is select all elements with that class name, set their styles as you wish and then, using a new rule with the sibling selector, override those styles for any element of that class appearing later in the parent.
.vine-home-block-grapes{
display:none;
}
.vine-home-block-grapes~.vine-home-block-grapes{
display:block;
}
Add this script. It would work fine without any problem:
<script>
var fourthChild = document.body.getElementsByTagName("div")[0];
document.body.removeChild(fourthChild);
</script>
Thanks to #FelixKling
Try wrapping the child elements in a <div> so the element can BE the first child of its wrapping element. Right now, your element is not the first child of <body> See the experiment here to show how :first-child doesn't work as expected, because really it's not the first child of its parent.
p:first-child {
background-color: aqua;
}
.vino:first-child {
background-color: lightgreen;
}
WORKS
<p>First</p>
<p>Second</p>
<p>Third</p>
DOESN'T WORK (because none of these are the first child of its parent, in this case, <body>
<p class="vino">First</p>
<p class="vino">Second</p>
<p class="vino">Third</p>
Adding a wrapping div works.
<div>
<p class="vino">First</p>
<p class="vino">Second</p>
<p class="vino">Third</p>
</div>
I'm trying to select the first h1 inside a div with a class called detail_container. It works if h1 is the first element within this div, but if it comes after this ul it won't work.
<style type="text/css">
.detail_container h1:first-child
{
color:blue;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div class="detail_container">
<ul>
<li></li>
<li></li>
</ul>
<h1>First H1</h1>
<h1>Second H1</h1>
</div>
</body>
</html>
I was under the impression that the CSS I have will select the first h1 no matter where it is in this div. How can I make it work?
The h1:first-child selector means
Select the first child of its parent
if and only if it's an h1 element.
The :first-child of the container here is the ul, and as such cannot satisfy h1:first-child.
There is CSS3's :first-of-type for your case:
.detail_container h1:first-of-type
{
color: blue;
}
But with browser compatibility woes and whatnot, you're better off giving the first h1 a class, then targeting that class:
.detail_container h1.first
{
color: blue;
}
:first-child selects the first h1 if and only if it is the first child of its parent element. In your example, the ul is the first child of the div.
The name of the pseudo-class is somewhat misleading, but it's explained pretty clearly here in the spec.
jQuery's :first selector gives you what you're looking for. You can do this:
$('.detail_container h1:first').css("color", "blue");
For that particular case you can use:
.detail_container > ul + h1{
color: blue;
}
But if you need that same selector on many cases, you should have a class for those, like BoltClock said.
you can also use
.detail_container h1:nth-of-type(1)
By changing the number 1 by any other number you can select any other h1 item.
You could wrap your h1 tags in another div and then the first one would be the first-child. That div doesn't even need styles. It's just a way to segregate those children.
<div class="h1-holder">
<h1>Title 1</h1>
<h1>Title 2</h1>
</div>
Why if I put an element before the "p" lines, I don't see the first line yellow? Should p:first-child select the very first p and not just a very first tag?
<style type="text/css">
p:first-child
{
background:yellow;
}
</style>
<i></i>
<p>I am a strong man. I am a strong man.</p>
<p>I am a strong man. I am a strong man.</p>
<p>I am a strong man. I am a strong man.</p>
:first-child does not care about the type. By adding <i></i> to your code, i becomes the first child (assuming <style> is within <head> and the rest is in <body>, of course). Your selector wants to match p, but since p is not the first child anymore, your style can't be applied.
If you want to filter by type, use the CSS3 :first-of-type pseudo-class:
p:first-of-type
{
background:yellow;
}
I have something like:
<div id="content>
<h1>Welcome to Motor City Deli!</h1>
<div style=" font-size: 1.2em; font-weight: bolder;">Sep 19, 2010</div>
<div > ... </div>
What is the css selector for the second div (1st div within the "content" div) such that I can set the font color of the date within that div?
The MOST CORRECT answer to your question is...
#content > div:first-of-type { /* css */ }
This will apply the CSS to the first div that is a direct child of #content (which may or may not be the first child element of #content)
Another option:
#content > div:nth-of-type(1) { /* css */ }
You want
#content div:first-child {
/*css*/
}
If we can assume that the H1 is always going to be there, then
div h1+div {...}
but don't be afraid to specify the id of the content div:
#content h1+div {...}
That's about as good as you can get cross-browser right now without resorting to a JavaScript library like jQuery. Using h1+div ensures that only the first div after the H1 gets the style. There are alternatives, but they rely on CSS3 selectors, and thus won't work on most IE installs.
The closest thing to what you're looking for is the :first-child pseudoclass; unfortunately this will not work in your case because you have an <h1> before the <div>s. What I would suggest is that you either add a class to the <div>, like <div class="first"> and then style it that way, or use jQuery if you really can't add a class:
$('#content > div.first')