less的用法

概述
Less （Leaner Style Sheets 的缩写） 是一门向后兼容的 CSS 扩展语言。这里呈现的是 Less 的官方文档（中文版），包含了 Less 语言以及利用 JavaScript 开发的用于将 Less 样式转换成 CSS 样式的 Less.js 工具。

因为 Less 和 CSS 非常像，学习很容易。而且 Less 仅对 CSS 语言增加了少许方便的扩展，这就是 Less 如此易学的原因之一。

For detailed documentation on Less language features, see Features
For a list of Less Built-in functions, see Functions
For detailed usage instructions, see Using Less.js
For third-party tools for Less, see Tools
What does Less add to CSS? Here’s a quick overview of features.

变量（Variables）
These are pretty self-explanatory:

@width: 10px;
@height: @width + 10px;

#header {
width: @width;
height: @height;
}
编译为：

#header {
width: 10px;
height: 20px;
}
Learn More About Variables

混合（Mixins）
Mixins are a way of including (“mixing in”) a bunch of properties from one rule-set into another rule-set. So say we have the following class:

.bordered {
border-top: dotted 1px black;
border-bottom: solid 2px black;
}
And we want to use these properties inside other rule-sets. Well, we just have to drop in the name of the class where we want the properties, like so:

#menu a {
color: #111;
.bordered();
}

.post a {
color: red;
.bordered();
}
The properties of the .bordered class will now appear in both #menu a and .post a. (Note that you can also use #ids as mixins.)

Learn More About Mixins

嵌套（Nesting）
Less gives you the ability to use nesting instead of, or in combination with cascading. Let’s say we have the following CSS:

#header {
color: black;
}
#header .navigation {
font-size: 12px;
}
#header .logo {
width: 300px;
}
In Less, we can also write it this way:

#header {
color: black;
.navigation {
font-size: 12px;
}
.logo {
width: 300px;
}
}
The resulting code is more concise, and mimics the structure of your HTML.

You can also bundle pseudo-selectors with your mixins using this method. Here’s the classic clearfix hack, rewritten as a mixin (& represents the current selector parent):

.clearfix {
display: block;
zoom: 1;

&:after {
content: " ";
display: block;
font-size: 0;
height: 0;
clear: both;
visibility: hidden;
}
}
Learn More About Parent Selectors

Nested At-Rules and Bubbling
At-rules such as @media or @supports can be nested in the same way as selectors. The at-rule is placed on top and relative order against other elements inside the same ruleset remains unchanged. This is called bubbling.

.component {
width: 300px;
@media (min-width: 768px) {
width: 600px;
@media (min-resolution: 192dpi) {
background-image: url(/img/retina2x.png);
}
}
@media (min-width: 1280px) {
width: 800px;
}
}

编译为：

.component {
width: 300px;
}
@media (min-width: 768px) {
.component {
width: 600px;
}
}
@media (min-width: 768px) and (min-resolution: 192dpi) {
.component {
background-image: url(/img/retina2x.png);
}
}
@media (min-width: 1280px) {
.component {
width: 800px;
}
}
运算（Operations）
Arithmetical operations +, -, *, / can operate on any number, color or variable. If it is possible, mathematical operations take units into account and convert numbers before adding, subtracting or comparing them. The result has leftmost explicitly stated unit type. If the conversion is impossible or not meaningful, units are ignored. Example of impossible conversion: px to cm or rad to %.

// numbers are converted into the same units
@conversion-1: 5cm + 10mm; // result is 6cm
@conversion-2: 2 - 3cm - 5mm; // result is -1.5cm

// conversion is impossible
@incompatible-units: 2 + 5px - 3cm; // result is 4px

// example with variables
@base: 5%;
@filler: @base * 2; // result is 10%
@other: @base + @filler; // result is 15%
Multiplication and division do not convert numbers. It would not be meaningful in most cases - a length multiplied by a length gives an area and css does not support specifying areas. Less will operate on numbers as they are and assign explicitly stated unit type to the result.

@base: 2cm * 3mm; // result is 6cm
You can also do arithemtic on colors:

@color: #224488 / 2; //results in #112244
background-color: #112244 + #111; // result is #223355
However, you may find Less’s Color Functions more useful.