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Sass @each Loops

Published on May 3, 2016
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    Mike Street

    Sass @each Loops

    If you’ve got a Sass Map or Lists you can loop through them, rather than addressing each key separately. At the beginning of the @each loop, you assign a variable to be used inside the loop:

    $shapes: triangle, square, circle;
    
    @each $shape in $shapes {
      .icon-#{$shape} {
        background-image: url('/images/#{$shape}.jpg');
      }
    }
    
    $map: (
      h1: 20px,
      h2: 16px,
      h3: 14px
    );
    
    @each $element, $size in $map {
      #{$element} {
        font-size: $size;
      }
    }
    

    If concatenating the variable with a string, or using it as a class/element, the variable will need to be preceded with a #{ and prepended with a } to tell the compiler you actually mean the variable.

    You are also able to nest loops inside of loops, if your map is multi levels deep.

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