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Descendant vs direct child

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<head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <title>CSS Selector Example: Descendants vs Direct Children</title>
    <style>
        body {
            font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
            line-height: 1.6;
            color: #333;
            max-width: 800px;
            margin: 0 auto;
            padding: 20px;
        }

        /* Descendant selector */
        .container p {
            background-color: #f0f0f0;
            padding: 10px;
            border-radius: 5px;
            transition: background-color 0.3s ease;
        }

        /* Direct child selector */
        .container > p {
            border-left: 5px solid #4CAF50;
        }

        /* Descendant selector with pseudo-class */
        .container p:hover {
            background-color: #e0e0e0;
        }

        /* Direct child selector with nth-child */
        .container > p:nth-child(odd) {
            background-color: #FFF9C4;
        }

        /* Nested structure styles */
        .nested {
            border: 2px dashed #2196F3;
            padding: 10px;
            margin: 10px 0;
        }

        /* CSS3 feature: Flexible Box Layout */
        .flex-container {
            display: flex;
            justify-content: space-between;
            flex-wrap: wrap;
        }

        .flex-container > div {
            flex-basis: calc(50% - 10px);
            margin-bottom: 10px;
        }

        /* CSS3 feature: Custom properties (variables) */
        :root {
            --highlight-color: #FF5722;
        }

        /* Using the custom property */
        .highlight {
            color: var(--highlight-color);
            font-weight: bold;
        }
    </style>
</head>
<body>
    <div class="container">
        <p>This is a direct child paragraph.</p>
        <p>This is another direct child paragraph.</p>
        <div class="nested">
            <p>This is a descendant paragraph, but not a direct child.</p>
        </div>
        <p>This is a third direct child paragraph.</p>
    </div>

    <div class="flex-container">
        <div>
            <h3>Descendant Selector</h3>
            <p>Selects all <span class="highlight">p</span> elements inside <span class="highlight">.container</span>, regardless of nesting level.</p>
        </div>
        <div>
            <h3>Direct Child Selector</h3>
            <p>Selects only <span class="highlight">p</span> elements that are immediate children of <span class="highlight">.container</span>.</p>
        </div>
    </div>
</body>
</html>

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