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Use display: flex to Position Two Boxes

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--description--

This section uses alternating challenge styles to show how to use CSS to position elements in a flexible way. First, a challenge will explain theory, then a practical challenge using a simple tweet component will apply the flexbox concept.

Placing the CSS property display: flex; on an element allows you to use other flex properties to build a responsive page.

--instructions--

Add the CSS property display to #box-container and set its value to flex.

--hints--

#box-container should have the display property set to a value of flex.

js
const boxContainer = document.querySelector('#box-container');
const displayStyle = window.getComputedStyle(boxContainer)['display'];
assert.strictEqual(displayStyle, 'flex');

--seed--

--seed-contents--

html
<style>
  #box-container {
    height: 500px;

  }

  #box-1 {
    background-color: dodgerblue;
    width: 50%;
    height: 50%;
  }

  #box-2 {
    background-color: orangered;
    width: 50%;
    height: 50%;
  }
</style>
<div id="box-container">
  <div id="box-1"></div>
  <div id="box-2"></div>
</div>

--solutions--

html
<style>
  #box-container {
    height: 500px;
    display: flex;
  }

  #box-1 {
    background-color: dodgerblue;
    width: 50%;
    height: 50%;
  }

  #box-2 {
    background-color: orangered;
    width: 50%;
    height: 50%;
  }
</style>
<div id="box-container">
  <div id="box-1"></div>
  <div id="box-2"></div>
</div>