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How could we use CSS mix-blend-mode, if the background image/video is not the parent of the element which gets the mix-blend-mode?
For example
<div class="has-video-background">
<video></video>
</div>
<div class="caption-above-video">
<h1>This div should have a colored background with a mix-blend mode multiply</h1>
</div>
The div with the class .caption-above-video should have a colored background with a mix-blend-mode. But the effect not appears. When using mix-blend-modes somewhere, the element with the blend-mode is the direct child of the parent with the background image, but in this example this is not possible because of a full with and height background video. Also I cannot manipulate the DOM output, because its coming from a page builder.
How could we use CSS mix-blend-mode effects when the containers are siblings?
Mix-blend-mode does not work with siblings.
The mix-blend-mode CSS property sets how an element's content should blend with the content of the element's parent and the element's background.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/mix-blend-mode#effect_of_different_mix-blend-mode_values
I actually can't see what the problem is.
If you overlay the video with another element (by giving that element position absolute and the same size as the video for example - but there are lots of ways of doing this) and they are siblings (i.e have the same parent) then the mix-blend-mode seems to work perfectly well.
.parent {
width: 80vmin;
position: relative;
}
video {
position: relative;
width: 100%;
}
.caption-above-video {
background: red;
mix-blend-mode: multiply;
position: absolute;
pointer-events: none;
top: 0;
left: 0;
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
}
<div class="parent">
<div class="has-video-background">
<video src="https://www.w3schools.com/HTML/movie.mp4" controls autoplay></video>
</div>
<div class="caption-above-video">
<h1>This div should have a colored background with a mix-blend mode multiply</h1>
</div>
The only thing I did 'extra' was to make the overlaying element have pointer events of none so that I could use the controls on the video. If you need pointer events on the overlay then you'll need to implement the video controls yourself e.g. with JS.
As far as I know, it comes down to which div is on top. So by using position: absolute; and a z-index for example, you add mix-blend-mode to the div that is "on top" of the other div.
I added a code snipped so you can see what I've done to accomplish this.
-I did add a container around the two divs for styling purposes for this example.
-Added an extra div in the .caption-above-video that has the background-color and mix-blend-mode. This is important if you don't want the h1 to be affected by the mix-blend-mode, because that affects all children too.
Also added an background-image to the .has-video-background so you can see the result better. This is for demonstration purposes only and as soon as you add the actual video, the result will be the same.
.container{
display: flex;
justify-content: center;
align-items: center;
position: relative;
width: 400px;
height: 300px;
}
.has-video-background{
position: absolute;
top: 0px;
left: 0px;
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
background-image: url('https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2022/08/09/16/19/sea-7375377_960_720.jpg');
background-size: cover;
background-repeat: no-repeat;
background-color: lightblue;
}
.caption-above-video{
position: absolute;
width: 200px;
height: 150px;
}
h1{
position: relative;
z-index: 2;
color: white;
}
.background-div{
position: absolute;
top: 0px;
left: 0px;
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
mix-blend-mode: multiply;
background-color: green;
}
<div class="container">
<div class="has-video-background">
<video></video>
</div>
<div class="caption-above-video">
<h1>Caption</h1>
<div class="background-div"></div>
</div>
</div>
As you can see in the CSS below, I want child2 to position itself before child1. This is because the site I'm currently developing should also work on mobile devices, on which the child2 should be at the bottom, as it contains the navigation which I want below the content on the mobile devices. - Why not 2 masterpages? This is the only 2 divs which are repositioned in the entire HTML, so 2 masterpages for this minor change is an overkill.
HTML:
<div id="parent">
<div class="child1"></div>
<div class="child2"></div>
</div>
CSS:
parent { position: relative; width: 100%; }
child1 { width: auto; margin-left: 160px; }
child2 { width: 145px; position: absolute; top: 0px; bottom: 0px; }
child2 has dynamic height, as different subsites could have more or less navigation items.
I know that absolute positioned elements are removed from the flow, thus ignored by other elements.
I tried setting overflow:hidden; on the parent div, but that didn't help, neither does the clearfix.
My last resort will be JavaScript to reposition the two divs accordingly, but for now I'll try and see if there exist a non-JavaScript way of doing this.
You answered the question yourself:
I know that absolute positioned elements are removed from the flow, thus ignored by other elements.
So you can't set the parents height according to an absolutely positioned element.
You either use fixed heights or you need to involve JavaScript.
Nowadays one might use CSS flexbox or grid layout to reverse the visual order of HTML elements inside a parent container without using position: absolute;. See also Reverse order of columns in CSS Grid Layout
Although stretching to elements with position: absolute is not possible, there are often solutions where you can avoid the absolute positioning while obtaining the same effect. Look at this fiddle that solves the problem in your particular case http://jsfiddle.net/gS9q7/
The trick is to reverse element order by floating both elements, the first to the right, the second to the left, so the second appears first.
.child1 {
width: calc(100% - 160px);
float: right;
}
.child2 {
width: 145px;
float: left;
}
Finally, add a clearfix to the parent and you're done (see the fiddle for the complete solution).
Generally, as long as the element with absolute position is positioned at the top of the parent element, chances are good that you find a workaround by floating the element.
There is a quite simple way to solve this.
You just have to duplicate the content of child1 and child2 in relative divs with display:none in parent div. Say child1_1 and child2_2. Put child2_2 on top and child1_1 at the bottom.
When your jquery (or whatever) calls the absolute div, just set the according relative div (child1_1 or child2_2) with display:block AND visibility:hidden. The relative child will still be invisible but will make parent's div higher.
Feeela is right but you can get a parent div contracting or expanding to a child element if you reverse your div positioning like this:
.parent {
position: absolute;
/* position it in the browser using the `left`, `top` and `margin`
attributes */
}
.child {
position: relative;
height: 100%;
width: 100%;
overflow: hidden;
/* to pad or move it around using `left` and `top` inside the parent */
}
This should work for you.
This question was asked in 2012 before flexbox. The correct way to solve this problem using modern CSS is with a media query and a flex column reversal for mobile devices. No absolute positioning is needed.
https://jsfiddle.net/tnhsaesop/vjftq198/3/
HTML:
<div class="parent">
<div style="background-color:lightgrey;">
<p>
I stay on top on desktop and I'm on bottom on mobile
</p>
</div>
<div style="background-color:grey;">
<p>
I stay on bottom on desktop and I'm on top on mobile
</p>
</div>
</div>
CSS:
.parent {
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
}
#media (max-width: 768px) {
.parent {
flex-direction: column-reverse;
}
}
With pure JavaScript, you just need to retrieve the height of your static position child element .child1 using the getComputedStyle() method then set that retrieve value as the padding-top for that same child using the HTMLElement.style property.
Check and run the following Code Snippet for a practical example of what I described above:
/* JavaScript */
var child1 = document.querySelector(".child1");
var parent = document.getElementById("parent");
var childHeight = parseInt(window.getComputedStyle(child1).height) + "px";
child1.style.paddingTop = childHeight;
/* CSS */
#parent { position: relative; width: 100%; }
.child1 { width: auto; }
.child2 { width: 145px; position: absolute; top: 0px; bottom: 0px; }
html, body { width: 100%;height: 100%; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
<!-- HTML -->
<div id="parent">
<div class="child1">STATIC</div>
<div class="child2">ABSOLUTE</div>
</div>
There's a very simple hack that fixes this issue
Here's a codesandbox that illustrates the solution: https://codesandbox.io/s/00w06z1n5l
HTML
<div id="parent">
<div class="hack">
<div class="child">
</div>
</div>
</div>
CSS
.parent { position: relative; width: 100%; }
.hack { position: absolute; left:0; right:0; top:0;}
.child { position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; bottom:0; }
you can play with the positioning of the hack div to affect where the child positions itself.
Here's a snippet:
html {
font-family: sans-serif;
text-align: center;
}
.container {
border: 2px solid gray;
height: 400px;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
}
.stuff-the-middle {
background: papayawhip
url("https://camo.githubusercontent.com/6609e7239d46222bbcbd846155351a8ce06eb11f/687474703a2f2f692e696d6775722e636f6d2f4e577a764a6d6d2e706e67");
flex: 1;
}
.parent {
background: palevioletred;
position: relative;
}
.hack {
position: absolute;
left: 0;
top:0;
right: 0;
}
.child {
height: 40px;
background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
position: absolute;
bottom: 0;
left: 0;
right: 0;
}
<div class="container">
<div class="stuff-the-middle">
I have stuff annoyingly in th emiddle
</div>
<div class="parent">
<div class="hack">
<div class="child">
I'm inside of my parent but absolutely on top
</div>
</div>
I'm the parent
<br /> You can modify my height
<br /> and my child is always on top
<br /> absolutely on top
<br /> try removing this text
</div>
</div>
I came up with another solution, which I don't love but gets the job done.
Basically duplicate the child elements in such a way that the duplicates are not visible.
<div id="parent">
<div class="width-calc">
<div class="child1"></div>
<div class="child2"></div>
</div>
<div class="child1"></div>
<div class="child2"></div>
</div>
CSS:
.width-calc {
height: 0;
overflow: hidden;
}
If those child elements contain little markup, then the impact will be small.
I had a similar problem.
To solve this (instead of calculate the iframe's height using the body, document or window) I created a div that wraps the whole page content (a div with an id="page" for example) and then I used its height.
"You either use fixed heights or you need to involve JS."
Here is the JS example:
---------- jQuery JS example--------------------
function findEnvelopSizeOfAbsolutelyPositionedChildren(containerSelector){
var maxX = $(containerSelector).width(), maxY = $(containerSelector).height();
$(containerSelector).children().each(function (i){
if (maxX < parseInt($(this).css('left')) + $(this).width()){
maxX = parseInt($(this).css('left')) + $(this).width();
}
if (maxY < parseInt($(this).css('top')) + $(this).height()){
maxY = parseInt($(this).css('top')) + $(this).height();
}
});
return {
'width': maxX,
'height': maxY
}
}
var specBodySize = findEnvelopSizeOfAbsolutelyPositionedSubDivs("#SpecBody");
$("#SpecBody").width(specBodySize.width);
$("#SpecBody").height(specBodySize.height);
There is a better way to do this now. You can use the bottom property.
.my-element {
position: absolute;
bottom: 30px;
}
This is very similar to what #ChrisC suggested. It is not using an absolute positioned element, but a relative one. Maybe could work for you
<div class="container">
<div class="my-child"></div>
</div>
And your css like this:
.container{
background-color: red;
position: relative;
border: 1px solid black;
width: 100%;
}
.my-child{
position: relative;
top: 0;
left: 100%;
height: 100px;
width: 100px;
margin-left: -100px;
background-color: blue;
}
https://jsfiddle.net/royriojas/dndjwa6t/
Also consider next approach:
CSS:
.parent {
height: 100%;
}
.parent:after {
content: '';
display: block;
}
Also since you are trying to reposition divs consider css grid
Absolute views position themselves against the nearest ancestor that isn't statically positioned (position: static), therefore if you want an absolute view positioned against a given parent, set the parent position to relative and the child to position to absolute
Try this, it was worked for me
.child {
width: 100%;
position: absolute;
top: 0px;
bottom: 0px;
z-index: 1;
}
It will set child height to parent height
it's a known 'bug' that elements with fixed position loose their position if the container is translated. For example, if i've got a structure like this:
<div class="container">
<div class="fixed"></div>
</div>
and, say, the container is scrolled, when the conteiner gets transformed (say, translate(x,y), rotate(), or so..), then the fixed element behaves like it was positioned relative and it scrolls with the container. I can see it on the latest firefox, for example.
How can one fix this kind of problem? Is there any way?
This behaviour is not a bug. It's actually the specs recommended behaviour.
(See this post by Eric Meyer, or this question here on SO which accepted solution only provides a link to the same meyer's post)
For those who don't know this issue, and because you didn't provide a snippet into your question, here's one.
document.addEventListener('click', function() {
document.getElementById('container').classList.toggle('transformed')
}, false);
#bg {
border: 1px solid #AFA;
height: 100%;
width: 100%;
position: fixed;
top: 0;
left: 0;
}
#container {
border: 1px solid #FAF;
height: 50%;
width: 75%;
position: relative;
margin: 0 auto;
overflow: auto;
}
#content {
background: rgba(125, 175, 0, .7);
position: fixed;
width: 100%;
top: 0;
left: 0;
}
.transformed {
transform: translate(0, 5em);
}
<div id="bg">
<div id="container" class="transformed">
.<br>.<br>.<br>.<br>.<br>.<br>.
this is a scrollable paragraph
<br>.<br>the "fixed" content does scroll with the paragraph
<br>.<br>.<br>.<br>.<br>.<br>.<br>.<br>.<br>.<br>.
you can click to toggle the transformation On/Off
<br>.<br>.<br>.<br>.<br>.
<span id="content">relatively fixed content</span>
</div>
</div>
However, I did find something that may help others facing the same issue.
It's not really a solution, since the "fixed" element will be only inside the container, (except for IE browsers where it will really be fixed to the document). But in my case, it's actually what I wanted and maybe it'll be fine for others too.
If you add a wrapper, set its height:100%; width:100%; and overflow:auto, then your "fixed" content won't scroll with the container.
Actually it's not you container which scrolls anymore, but the wrapper. So you might want to set the container's overflow:visible or hidden to avoid unwanted scrolling of the not so well "fixed" element.
Also, note that you need your wrapper be a block or inline-block element.
#bg {
border: 1px solid #AFA;
height: 100%;
width: 100%;
position: fixed;
top: 0;
left: 0;
}
#container {
border: 1px solid #FAF;
height: 50%;
width: 75%;
position: relative;
margin: 0 auto;
overflow: visible;
}
#wrapper {
height: 100%;
width: 100%;
overflow: auto;
}
#content {
background: rgba(125, 175, 0, .7);
position: fixed;
width: 100%;
top: 0;
left: 0;
}
.transformed {
transform: translate(0, 50%);
}
<div id="bg">
<div id="container" class="transformed">
<div id="wrapper">
.<br>.<br>.<br>.<br>.<br>.<br>.<br>.<br>.<br>.<br>.<br>.<br>.<br>.<br>.<br>.<br>.<br>.<br>.<br>.<br>.
<span id="content">relatively fixed content</span>
</div>
</div>
</div>
I am not familiar with this bug, but when you use positioned: fixed; the element is positioned relative to the browser window, so it doesn't really make any sense to put it inside a container.
This markup would be my recommendation:
<div class="fixed"></div>
<div class="container"></div>
Once you use position: fixed; on any element it is positioned relative to the view-port. Directly from page in MDN about position property.
fixed
Do not leave space for the element. Instead, position it at a specified position relative to the screen's viewport and don't move it when scrolled.
So what you are experiencing is a what it is actually supposed to work like and not a 'bug'.
Now if what you want is something that is positioned with relation to the .container div and translate with it than you will have to use absolute positioning here. Take a look at this fiddle. The important CSS is-
.container {
width: 200px;
height: 100px;
position: relative;
}
.absolute {
position: absolute;
width: 20px;
height: 10px;
top: 50px;
left: 50px;
}
Notice that with positioning the inner div as absolute I have also positioned the outer div as relative as the inner div takes its position in reference to the closest parent div positioned as anything different from static.
I need help getting dropdown menu expanding on top. I put z-index on it, yet for some reason I'd like to understand it blends with the rest. The dropdown expands when one types in "Enter your region" on my site 33hotels.com.
I am sorry to post no code but the main problem is I don't know which part of it is responsible for this effect.
Thanks!
EDIT.
Turned out that setting position: absolute instead fixed solved the problem! Also strangely it only was a problem in Chrome and Safari but not Firefox!
Add z-index property to #location-search element. You may just set it to 1.
#location-search {
position: fixed;
z-index: 1;
top: 45px;
margin: 0 5px;
}
Remember, that z-index only works for a fraternal elements - those, who have the same parent. It means, if you have two non-static positioned elements in same parent you can use z-index to place them inside their parent. But as long as they have different parents - you can only rule with their parents z-indecies.
<div id="Wrapper">
<div id="Test1">blue</div>
<div id="Test2">red</div>
</div>
div { position: absolute; }
#Test1 { background: blue; z-index: 10; }
#Test2 { background: red; z-index: 9; }
/* blue is over red, though declared earlier */
But
<div id="Wrapper">
<div id="InnerWrapper">
<div id="Test1">blue</div>
</div>
<div id="Test2">red</div>
</div>
div { position: absolute; }
#InnerWrapper { z-index: 10; }
#Test1 { background: blue; z-index: 15; }
#Test2 { background: red; z-index: 11; }
/* red is over blue, for blue's wrapper has no z-index or lower */
Set z-index to -1 in this css, because your dropdown-menu class is having -z-index of 1000 so you need to set your main content should get behind the autocomplete dropdown.
#row-content {
position: fixed;
top: 85px;
bottom: 0;
width: 100%;
z-index: -1;
}
Also remember to set element positions, because z-index only works on positioned elements (position:absolute, position:relative, or position:fixed).
As you can see in the CSS below, I want child2 to position itself before child1. This is because the site I'm currently developing should also work on mobile devices, on which the child2 should be at the bottom, as it contains the navigation which I want below the content on the mobile devices. - Why not 2 masterpages? This is the only 2 divs which are repositioned in the entire HTML, so 2 masterpages for this minor change is an overkill.
HTML:
<div id="parent">
<div class="child1"></div>
<div class="child2"></div>
</div>
CSS:
parent { position: relative; width: 100%; }
child1 { width: auto; margin-left: 160px; }
child2 { width: 145px; position: absolute; top: 0px; bottom: 0px; }
child2 has dynamic height, as different subsites could have more or less navigation items.
I know that absolute positioned elements are removed from the flow, thus ignored by other elements.
I tried setting overflow:hidden; on the parent div, but that didn't help, neither does the clearfix.
My last resort will be JavaScript to reposition the two divs accordingly, but for now I'll try and see if there exist a non-JavaScript way of doing this.
You answered the question yourself:
I know that absolute positioned elements are removed from the flow, thus ignored by other elements.
So you can't set the parents height according to an absolutely positioned element.
You either use fixed heights or you need to involve JavaScript.
Nowadays one might use CSS flexbox or grid layout to reverse the visual order of HTML elements inside a parent container without using position: absolute;. See also Reverse order of columns in CSS Grid Layout
Although stretching to elements with position: absolute is not possible, there are often solutions where you can avoid the absolute positioning while obtaining the same effect. Look at this fiddle that solves the problem in your particular case http://jsfiddle.net/gS9q7/
The trick is to reverse element order by floating both elements, the first to the right, the second to the left, so the second appears first.
.child1 {
width: calc(100% - 160px);
float: right;
}
.child2 {
width: 145px;
float: left;
}
Finally, add a clearfix to the parent and you're done (see the fiddle for the complete solution).
Generally, as long as the element with absolute position is positioned at the top of the parent element, chances are good that you find a workaround by floating the element.
There is a quite simple way to solve this.
You just have to duplicate the content of child1 and child2 in relative divs with display:none in parent div. Say child1_1 and child2_2. Put child2_2 on top and child1_1 at the bottom.
When your jquery (or whatever) calls the absolute div, just set the according relative div (child1_1 or child2_2) with display:block AND visibility:hidden. The relative child will still be invisible but will make parent's div higher.
Feeela is right but you can get a parent div contracting or expanding to a child element if you reverse your div positioning like this:
.parent {
position: absolute;
/* position it in the browser using the `left`, `top` and `margin`
attributes */
}
.child {
position: relative;
height: 100%;
width: 100%;
overflow: hidden;
/* to pad or move it around using `left` and `top` inside the parent */
}
This should work for you.
This question was asked in 2012 before flexbox. The correct way to solve this problem using modern CSS is with a media query and a flex column reversal for mobile devices. No absolute positioning is needed.
https://jsfiddle.net/tnhsaesop/vjftq198/3/
HTML:
<div class="parent">
<div style="background-color:lightgrey;">
<p>
I stay on top on desktop and I'm on bottom on mobile
</p>
</div>
<div style="background-color:grey;">
<p>
I stay on bottom on desktop and I'm on top on mobile
</p>
</div>
</div>
CSS:
.parent {
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
}
#media (max-width: 768px) {
.parent {
flex-direction: column-reverse;
}
}
With pure JavaScript, you just need to retrieve the height of your static position child element .child1 using the getComputedStyle() method then set that retrieve value as the padding-top for that same child using the HTMLElement.style property.
Check and run the following Code Snippet for a practical example of what I described above:
/* JavaScript */
var child1 = document.querySelector(".child1");
var parent = document.getElementById("parent");
var childHeight = parseInt(window.getComputedStyle(child1).height) + "px";
child1.style.paddingTop = childHeight;
/* CSS */
#parent { position: relative; width: 100%; }
.child1 { width: auto; }
.child2 { width: 145px; position: absolute; top: 0px; bottom: 0px; }
html, body { width: 100%;height: 100%; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
<!-- HTML -->
<div id="parent">
<div class="child1">STATIC</div>
<div class="child2">ABSOLUTE</div>
</div>
There's a very simple hack that fixes this issue
Here's a codesandbox that illustrates the solution: https://codesandbox.io/s/00w06z1n5l
HTML
<div id="parent">
<div class="hack">
<div class="child">
</div>
</div>
</div>
CSS
.parent { position: relative; width: 100%; }
.hack { position: absolute; left:0; right:0; top:0;}
.child { position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; bottom:0; }
you can play with the positioning of the hack div to affect where the child positions itself.
Here's a snippet:
html {
font-family: sans-serif;
text-align: center;
}
.container {
border: 2px solid gray;
height: 400px;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
}
.stuff-the-middle {
background: papayawhip
url("https://camo.githubusercontent.com/6609e7239d46222bbcbd846155351a8ce06eb11f/687474703a2f2f692e696d6775722e636f6d2f4e577a764a6d6d2e706e67");
flex: 1;
}
.parent {
background: palevioletred;
position: relative;
}
.hack {
position: absolute;
left: 0;
top:0;
right: 0;
}
.child {
height: 40px;
background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
position: absolute;
bottom: 0;
left: 0;
right: 0;
}
<div class="container">
<div class="stuff-the-middle">
I have stuff annoyingly in th emiddle
</div>
<div class="parent">
<div class="hack">
<div class="child">
I'm inside of my parent but absolutely on top
</div>
</div>
I'm the parent
<br /> You can modify my height
<br /> and my child is always on top
<br /> absolutely on top
<br /> try removing this text
</div>
</div>
I came up with another solution, which I don't love but gets the job done.
Basically duplicate the child elements in such a way that the duplicates are not visible.
<div id="parent">
<div class="width-calc">
<div class="child1"></div>
<div class="child2"></div>
</div>
<div class="child1"></div>
<div class="child2"></div>
</div>
CSS:
.width-calc {
height: 0;
overflow: hidden;
}
If those child elements contain little markup, then the impact will be small.
I had a similar problem.
To solve this (instead of calculate the iframe's height using the body, document or window) I created a div that wraps the whole page content (a div with an id="page" for example) and then I used its height.
"You either use fixed heights or you need to involve JS."
Here is the JS example:
---------- jQuery JS example--------------------
function findEnvelopSizeOfAbsolutelyPositionedChildren(containerSelector){
var maxX = $(containerSelector).width(), maxY = $(containerSelector).height();
$(containerSelector).children().each(function (i){
if (maxX < parseInt($(this).css('left')) + $(this).width()){
maxX = parseInt($(this).css('left')) + $(this).width();
}
if (maxY < parseInt($(this).css('top')) + $(this).height()){
maxY = parseInt($(this).css('top')) + $(this).height();
}
});
return {
'width': maxX,
'height': maxY
}
}
var specBodySize = findEnvelopSizeOfAbsolutelyPositionedSubDivs("#SpecBody");
$("#SpecBody").width(specBodySize.width);
$("#SpecBody").height(specBodySize.height);
There is a better way to do this now. You can use the bottom property.
.my-element {
position: absolute;
bottom: 30px;
}
This is very similar to what #ChrisC suggested. It is not using an absolute positioned element, but a relative one. Maybe could work for you
<div class="container">
<div class="my-child"></div>
</div>
And your css like this:
.container{
background-color: red;
position: relative;
border: 1px solid black;
width: 100%;
}
.my-child{
position: relative;
top: 0;
left: 100%;
height: 100px;
width: 100px;
margin-left: -100px;
background-color: blue;
}
https://jsfiddle.net/royriojas/dndjwa6t/
Also consider next approach:
CSS:
.parent {
height: 100%;
}
.parent:after {
content: '';
display: block;
}
Also since you are trying to reposition divs consider css grid
Absolute views position themselves against the nearest ancestor that isn't statically positioned (position: static), therefore if you want an absolute view positioned against a given parent, set the parent position to relative and the child to position to absolute
Try this, it was worked for me
.child {
width: 100%;
position: absolute;
top: 0px;
bottom: 0px;
z-index: 1;
}
It will set child height to parent height