Trying to figure out how to create a drop-down menu from CSS tricks, I found this code snippet:
<nav role="navigation">
<ul>
<li><a href="#">One</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Two</a>
<ul class="dropdown">
<li><a href="#">Sub-1</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Sub-2</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Sub-3</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="#">Three</a></li>
</ul>
</nav>
CSS Styling:
a {
text-decoration: none;
}
nav {
font-family: monospace;
}
ul {
background: darkorange;
list-style: none;
margin: 0;
padding-left: 0;
}
li {
color: #fff;
background: darkorange;
display: block;
float: left;
padding: 1rem;
position: relative;
text-decoration: none;
transition-duration: 0.5s;
}
li a {
color: #fff;
}
li:hover {
background: red;
cursor: pointer;
}
ul li ul {
background: orange;
visibility: hidden;
opacity: 0;
min-width: 5rem;
position: absolute;
transition: all 0.5s ease;
margin-top: 1rem;
left: 0;
display: none;
}
ul li:hover > ul,
ul li ul:hover {
visibility: visible;
opacity: 1;
display: block;
}
ul li ul li {
clear: both;
width: 100%;
}
The confusion arises with the selector ul li ul:hover. The author is questioning its necessity as removing it doesn't impact the functionality of the menu.
For further clarification and discussion, check out the demo and article link provided below:
Demo: https://stackblitz.com/edit/js-aftbkv?file=style.css
Article on CSS Tricks: https://css-tricks.com/solved-with-css-dropdown-menus/