Selectors, Specificity, and the Cascade by Meyer, Eric A. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Selectors, Specificity, and the Cascade Preface

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1. Selectors

Basic Style Rules

Element Selectors Declarations and Keywords

Grouping

Grouping Selectors

The universal selector

Grouping Declarations Grouping Everything

Class and ID Selectors

Class Selectors Multiple Classes ID Selectors Deciding Between Class and ID

Attribute Selectors

Simple Attribute Selectors Selection Based on Exact Attribute Value Selection Based on Partial Attribute Values

A Particular Attribute Selection Type

Using Document Structure

Understanding the Parent-Child Relationship Descendant Selectors Selecting Children Selecting Adjacent Sibling Elements Selecting Following Siblings

Pseudo-Class Selectors

Combining Pseudo-Classes Structural Pseudo-Classes

Selecting the root element Selecting empty elements Selecting unique children Selecting first and last children Selecting first and last of a type Selecting every nth child Selecting every nth of a type

Dynamic Pseudo-Classes

Hyperlink pseudo-classes User action pseudo-classes Real-world issues with dynamic styling

UI State Pseudo-Classes

Enabled and disabled UI elements Check states

The :target Pseudo-Class The :lang Pseudo-Class The Negation Pseudo-Class

Pseudo-Element Selectors

Styling the First Letter Styling the First Line Restrictions on ::first-letter and ::first-line Styling (Or Creating) Content Before and After Elements

Summary

2. Specificity and the Cascade

Specificity

Declarations and Specificity Universal Selector Specificity ID and Attribute Selector Specificity Inline Style Specificity Importance

Inheritance The Cascade

Sorting by Weight and Origin Sorting by Specificity Sorting by Order Non-CSS Presentational Hints

Summary

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