Flex Layout with Truncate

Flex layout containing two items in 1st row and 4 items in second row; no outer margin but a constant inter-item spacing.

by Chris Walsh

HTML

<div class='flex-space-between flex-with-gap'>
  <div>
    <div class='truncate'>Mauris mauris ante, blandit et, ultrices a, suscipit eget, quam.</div>
    <p class='info'>The div.truncate element above truncates fine.</p>
  </div>
  
  <div>
  <div class='flex-space-between'>
     <div class='truncate'>Mauris mauris ante, blandit et, ultrices a, suscipit eget, quam.</div>
    <div class='truncate'>Mauris mauris ante, blandit et, ultrices a, suscipit eget, quam.</div>
    </div>
    <p class='info'>So do the above which are contained inside sub-flexboxes.</p>
  </div>

  <div></div>
  <div></div>
</div>

<div class='flex-space-between flex-with-gap'>
  <div></div>
  <div>
   <table class='t1'>
  <tr>
    <th class='text'>Locations</th>
    <td class='number'>123</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <th class='text'>Divisions</th>
    <td class='number'>123</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <th class='text'>Business Units Business Units Business Units</th>
    <td class='number'>80</td>
  </tr>
  </table>
  <p class='info'>Now, I'm wanting to place a small table in my flex items as above (lists of text and numeric values) but I want the text (e.g. Business Units) to truncate if has to, and not wrap.</p>
  </div>
  
  <div>
  <table class='t1'>
  <tr>
    <th class='text'>Locations</th>
    <td class='number'>123</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <th class='text'>Divisions</th>
    <td class='number'>123</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <th class='text'><div class='truncate'>Business Units Business Units Business Units</div></th>
    <td class='number'>80</td>
  </tr>
  </table>
  <p class='info'>But this is what now happens when trucating. The "white-space: nowrap;" kicks in but not the "overflow: hidden;" nor "text-overflow: ellipsis;".</p>
    <p class='info'>
    I think truncating text inside a TD/TH is the problem but not sure why.
  </p>
  </div>
  <div style='opacity:0.9'></div>
</div>

<div class='flex-space-between flex-with-gap'>
  <div>100%</div>
</div>

<div class='flex-space-between...

CSS

/* flex layout */
.flex-space-between {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
}
.flex-space-between > div {
  width:100%;
  flex: 1 1 auto;
}
.flex-with-gap { margin: -14px -7px; }
.flex-with-gap > div { margin: 14px 7px; }


/* colouring and other styles */
.flex-space-between > div {
  box-sizing:border-box;
  background-color:white;
  border: solid 1px #999;
  padding: 0.5em;min-width: 0;
}
body { font-family: sans-serif }

.truncate {
  width:100%;
  display: inline-block;
  color:red;
  white-space: nowrap;
  overflow: hidden;
  text-overflow: ellipsis;
}

.t1 {
  width: 100%;
  border-collapse:collapse;
}
.t1 TD, .t1 TH {
  border:1px dotted blue;
}
.t1 TH {
  text-align:left;
  font-weight:normal;
}
.t1 .number {
  text-align:right;
  font-size: 180%;
  color:#66F;font-weight:bold;
}
.t1 .text {
  max-width:80%;
}

.info { color: blue; font-style:italic;}