I'm trying to replicate some CSS in Emotion using Partials but I don't see how it's possible to replicate a rule like :first-of-type in a situation where I'm using a partial. Is there some way to achieve this?

Starting CSS:

li.item {
  background: white;
  border: 1px solid;
}

li.item.isResult:first-of-type {
  background: pink; /* Don't know how to port this rule */
}

Best attempt at porting this rule to Emotion:

import styled from '@emotion/styled';
import { css } from '@emotion/core';

const Item = styled.li`
  background: white;
  border: 1px solid;
  ${resultPartial}
`

const resultPartial = props => props.isResult && css`
  &:first-of-type {
    background: pink; // Has no effect
  }
`

PS: Although partials don't seem to be mentioned in Emotion's docs, they are supported and do work. I'm specifically wondering about how to go about recreating a :first-of-type rule inside a partial.

I'm trying to replicate some CSS in Emotion using Partials but I don't see how it's possible to replicate a rule like :first-of-type in a situation where I'm using a partial. Is there some way to achieve this?

Starting CSS:

li.item {
  background: white;
  border: 1px solid;
}

li.item.isResult:first-of-type {
  background: pink; /* Don't know how to port this rule */
}

Best attempt at porting this rule to Emotion:

import styled from '@emotion/styled';
import { css } from '@emotion/core';

const Item = styled.li`
  background: white;
  border: 1px solid;
  ${resultPartial}
`

const resultPartial = props => props.isResult && css`
  &:first-of-type {
    background: pink; // Has no effect
  }
`

PS: Although partials don't seem to be mentioned in Emotion's docs, they are supported and do work. I'm specifically wondering about how to go about recreating a :first-of-type rule inside a partial.

• javascript
• reactjs
• styled-ponents
• emotion
• css-in-js

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Not a solution, but an explanation why it doesn't work.

const Div = styled.div`
  color: black;
  &:first-of-type {
    color: red;
  }
`;

Generates CSS like this:

.HaSh{color: black}
.HaSh:first-of-type{color: red}

However, the CSS spec only allows "type" to be a tag name for first/nth/last/only-of-type. Yet, styled-ponents relies and must rely on class names to distinguish differently styled div's. Thus, a dead end.

I believe you can work around the limitation (in general) by setting the style on any "parent's child", e.g.:

const Comp = () => <Container><p>1</p><p>2</p></Container>;

const Container = styled.div`
  & > *:first-of-type {
    color: red;
  }
`;