How to use the Element entity
Do not is nest elements :
.ga-nav {
&__menu {
&__item { /* don't */
/* output .ga-nav__menu__item */
}
}
}
It make our class name unnecessary long and it create a structure dependency. In the exemple case this is not such a problem, since item will always be a child of menu but consider the following exemple :
.ga-nav {
&__right-column {
&__search-form { /* don't */
/* output .ga-nav__right-column__search-form */
}
}
}
Here we are tied to use the search-form inside the right column. If a change is required, the css need to be updated and this is a breaking change.
Instead do :
.ga-nav {
&__menu {
/* output .ga-nav__menu */
}
&__item { /* do */
/* output .ga-nav__item */
}
}
or :
.ga-nav {
&__right-column {
/* output .ga-nav__right-column */
}
&__search-form {
/* output .ga-nav__search-form */
}
}
Or if you really think that the class name require a reminder of the parent element :
.ga-nav {
&__menu {
/* output .ga-nav__menu */
}
&__menu-item { /* do */
/* output .ga-nav__item */
}
}
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