CSS for floating divs with ellipsis -- widths are unknown - html

Question

How can two divs float side by side where left will show ellipsis and the right side will not wrap?
This is the desired result:
The thing is, I need to do this without specifying a width for the left and right divs.
Here's a jsFiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/k8hhhjc0/1/
When the width is specified, it works. Without the widths, the right div is pushed down:
Is it possible to not specify a width for the left and right divs? The right div is always small.
Note: In the jsFiddle, I only have control over the div tags, the surrounding table can have a variable width based on user preferences.

Answer 1

Approach 1: Do it with CSS table, requires to have fixed width of second column.
http://jsfiddle.net/pbw2jdc8/ (adjust the output frame narrower and see)
.outer {
display: table;
table-layout: fixed;
width: 100%;
}
.row {
display: table-row;
}
.topLeft, .botLeft {
display: table-cell;
text-overflow: ellipsis;
overflow: hidden;
word-wrap: break-word;
white-space: nowrap;
}
.topRight, .botRight {
display: table-cell;
width: 60px;
text-align: right;
}
<table style="width:270px;border:1px solid grey;">
<tr>
<td>
<div class="outer">
<div class="row">
<div class="topLeft">Firstl line, this is long line and needs to show eclipise</div>
<div class="topRight">12:30pm</div>
</div>
<div class="row">
<div class="botLeft">Second line also long and needs to show eclipise</div>
<div class="botRight"><img height='16' width='16' src='http://s12.postimg.org/jbo7bw449/test.png'/></div>
</div>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
Approach 2: Using CSS flexbox, no fixed width is required.
http://jsfiddle.net/ktmwqqzk/ (adjust the output frame narrower and see)
.row {
display: flex;
}
.topLeft, .botLeft {
flex: 1 1 0;
text-overflow: ellipsis;
overflow: hidden;
word-wrap: break-word;
white-space: nowrap;
}
.topRight, .botRight {
text-align: right;
}
<table style="width:270px;border:1px solid grey;table-layout:fixed;">
<tr>
<td>
<div class="row">
<div class="topLeft">Firstl line, this is long line and needs to show eclipise</div>
<div class="topRight">12:30pm</div>
</div>
<div class="row">
<div class="botLeft">Second line also long and needs to show eclipise</div>
<div class="botRight"><img height='16' width='16' src='http://s12.postimg.org/jbo7bw449/test.png'/></div>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
Approach 3: The float first trick, again table-layout:fixed is required to ensure both text boxes to ellipsis correctly.
http://jsfiddle.net/rmLsa5aw/ (adjust the output frame narrower and see)
.topLeft, .botLeft {
text-overflow: ellipsis;
overflow: hidden;
word-wrap: break-word;
white-space: nowrap;
}
.topRight, .botRight {
float: right;
}
<table style="width:270px;border:1px solid grey;table-layout:fixed;">
<tr>
<td>
<div class="topRight">12:30pm</div>
<div class="topLeft">Firstl line, this is long line and needs to show eclipise</div>
<div class="botRight"><img height='16' width='16' src='http://s12.postimg.org/jbo7bw449/test.png'/></div>
<div class="botLeft">Second line also long and needs to show eclipise</div>
</td>
</tr>
</table>

Answer 2

remove the float in your css
and place your div top right first
<div class="outer">
<div class="topRight">12:30pm</div>
<div class="topLeft">Firstl line, this is long line and needs to show eclipise</div>
Then your css woule be
.topLeft {
xxxwidth:215px;
text-overflow:ellipsis;
overflow:hidden;
word-wrap:break-word;
white-space:nowrap;
}
http://jsfiddle.net/rfmny0a4/