I’m encountering an issue with CSS styles not being applied to a React component unless those styles are explicitly included in its parent component. Here’s the setup:
I have a Sidebar component and a DashboardLayout component in my React application. The Sidebar component is rendered within the DashboardLayout component.
In the Sidebar component (sidebar.tsx), I have certain CSS classes applied to elements, such as:
<Link
key={route.href}
href={route.href}
className={cn ("text-sm group flex p-3 w-full justify-start font-medium cursor-pointer hover:text-black hover:bg-white rounded-xl transition",
pathname === route.href ? "text-white bg-white/10":"text-white-400")}>
<div className="py-2 space-x-1"></div>
<div className='flex items-center flex-1'>
<route.icon className={cn("h-4 w-4 mr-2", route.color)} />
{route.label}
</div>
</Link>
and in my DashboardLayout component (layout.tsx), I have the following structure:
const DashboardLayout = ({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode; }) => {
return (
<div className="h-full relative flex">
{/* Sidebar */}
<div className="hidden md:flex md:flex-col md:fixed inset-y-0 z-50
text-sm p-3 w-72
transition
text-sky-500
py-4 space-x-1
text-white
cursor-pointer hover:text-black
bg-black
">
<Sidebar />
</div>
{/* Vertical Divider */}
<div className="md:hidden w-px bg-gray-300"></div>
<div className="hidden md:block h-full w-px bg-gray-300 absolute inset-y-0 left-72"></div> {/* Desktop divider */}
{/* Main Content */}
<main className="flex-1 md:pl-72 relative z-40">
<Navbar />
{children}
</main>
</div>
);
};
The issue I’m facing is that the CSS classes applied within the Sidebar component (sidebar.tsx) do not take effect unless I also include them in the parent DashboardLayout component (layout.tsx). If I remove these classes from layout.tsx, the styles defined in sidebar.tsx are not applied to the Sidebar component.
Here are the specific CSS properties I had to include in the parent DashboardLayout component from the Sidebar:
transition
text-sky-500
py-4 space-x-1
text-white
cursor-pointer hover:text-black
How can I ensure that these CSS styles defined in the Sidebar component apply properly to the Sidebar component without needing to duplicate them in the DashboardLayout component?