How make middle div to fill space between floating elements?
I have three div elements: left, middle and right. Left and right are fixed and floating. What I want is the middle div to fill the gap in between them.
This is my code:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
* {border: dotted 1px red;}
#left {
width: 200px;
float: left;
}
#middle {
float: left;
}
#right {
width: 200px;
float: right;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div id="left" > left </div>
<div id="middle"> middle </div>
<div id="right" > right </div>
</body>
</html>
Any ideas on how to do this? I tried different solutions but didn't manage to do what I want.
Answer
The key is to restructure your html to have middle last, remove the float from the middle and replace it with overflow: hidden.
HTML
<div id="left" > left </div>
<div id="right" > right </div>
<div id="middle"> middle </div>
CSS
#left {
width: 200px;
float: left;
}
#middle {
overflow: hidden;
}
#right {
width: 200px;
float: right;
}