Flex-Flow is a CSS property that combines two other properties, Flex-Direction and Flex-Wrap, into one shorthand property. It is used to control the direction and wrapping of flex items within a flex container.
The Flex-Direction property determines the main axis of the flex container and the direction in which flex items are laid out. It can be set to row, row-reverse, column, or column-reverse. The default value is row.
The Flex-Wrap property determines whether flex items should wrap or not when they exceed the width or height of the flex container. It can be set to nowrap, wrap, or wrap-reverse. The default value is nowrap.
By combining these two properties into one shorthand property, Flex-Flow allows you to set both properties at once. The syntax for Flex-Flow is:
flex-flow: <flex-direction> <flex-wrap>;
For example, if you want to create a flex container with a column layout and wrap the flex items, you can use the following code:
.container {
display: flex;
flex-flow: column wrap;
}
This will create a flex container with a column layout and wrap the flex items when they exceed the height of the container.
Here are some examples of how to use Flex-Flow:
.container {
display: flex;
flex-flow: row nowrap;
}
This will create a flex container with a row layout and no wrapping. The flex items will be laid out in a single row and will not wrap to the next line.
.container {
display: flex;
flex-flow: column wrap;
}
This will create a flex container with a column layout and wrapping. The flex items will be laid out in a single column and will wrap to the next line when they exceed the height of the container.
.container {
display: flex;
flex-flow: row-reverse nowrap;
}
This will create a flex container with a row-reverse layout and no wrapping. The flex items will be laid out in a single row in reverse order and will not wrap to the next line.
.container {
display: flex;
flex-flow: column-reverse wrap;
}
This will create a flex container with a column-reverse layout and wrapping. The flex items will be laid out in a single column in reverse order and will wrap to the next line when they exceed the height of the container.
Flex-Flow is a powerful CSS property that allows you to control the direction and wrapping of flex items within a flex container. By combining Flex-Direction and Flex-Wrap into one shorthand property, it makes it easier to write and read CSS code.