curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/css-flexbox/587d78ae367417b2b2512afd.md
The flex-basis property specifies the initial size of the item before CSS makes adjustments with flex-shrink or flex-grow.
The units used by the flex-basis property are the same as other size properties (px, em, %, etc.). The value auto sizes items based on the content.
Set the initial size of the boxes using flex-basis. Add the CSS property flex-basis to both #box-1 and #box-2. Give #box-1 a value of 10em and #box-2 a value of 20em.
The #box-1 element should have the flex-basis property.
const boxOne = document.querySelector('#box-1');
const flexBasis = window.getComputedStyle(boxOne)['flex-basis'];
assert.notStrictEqual(flexBasis, 'auto');
The #box-1 element should have a flex-basis value of 10em.
assert.match(code, /#box-1\s*?{\s*?.*?\s*?.*?\s*?flex-basis:\s*?10em;/g);
The #box-2 element should have the flex-basis property.
const boxTwo = document.querySelector('#box-2');
const flexBasis = window.getComputedStyle(boxTwo)['flex-basis'];
assert.notStrictEqual(flexBasis, 'auto');
The #box-2 element should have a flex-basis value of 20em.
assert.match(code, /#box-2\s*?{\s*?.*?\s*?.*?\s*?flex-basis:\s*?20em;/g);
<style>
#box-container {
display: flex;
height: 500px;
}
#box-1 {
background-color: dodgerblue;
height: 200px;
}
#box-2 {
background-color: orangered;
height: 200px;
}
</style>
<div id="box-container">
<div id="box-1"></div>
<div id="box-2"></div>
</div>
<style>
#box-container {
display: flex;
height: 500px;
}
#box-1 {
background-color: dodgerblue;
height: 200px;
flex-basis: 10em;
}
#box-2 {
background-color: orangered;
height: 200px;
flex-basis: 20em;
}
</style>
<div id="box-container">
<div id="box-1"></div>
<div id="box-2"></div>
</div>