Fixed width of child decreases in flexbox

Question

I use display:flexfor the first time.

Here you will find the code: https://codepen.io/chrispillen/pen/GEYpRg

.node:not(.branch) {
  width: auto;
  height: 100px;
  background: red;
  margin-bottom: 1px;
}

.node.branch,
.node.branch .body {
  width: auto;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.node.branch .leaf {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100px;
  background: blue;
}

.node.branch .body {
  width: 100%;
  display: flex;
  align-items: stretch;
}

.node.branch .body .tribe {
  width: 100px;
  background: blue;
  margin-right: 1px;
}

.node.branch .body .subnodes {
  padding-top: 1px;
  width: 100%;
  overflow: hidden;
}

<div class="node"></div>
<div class="node branch">
  <div class="leaf"></div>
  <div class="body">
    <div class="tribe">TRIBE</div>
    <div class="subnodes">
      <div class="node"></div>
      <div class="node"></div>
    </div>
  </div>
  <div class="leaf"></div>
</div>

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The tribe element does not remain with a width of 100 pixels.

Everything else works as intended. Can I make him somehow? And by the way: bends the true cause of this behavior?

Answer 1

Flexbox for items is flex-shrinkthe default setting 1. This means that if your flexbox does not have enough space, its elements will shrink.

flexbox flex-shrink: 0.

:

.node:not(.branch) {
  width: auto;
  height: 100px;
  background: red;
  margin-bottom: 1px;
}

.node.branch,
.node.branch .body {
  width: auto;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.node.branch .leaf {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100px;
  background: blue;
}

.node.branch .body {
  width: 100%;
  display: flex;
  align-items: stretch;
}

.node.branch .body .tribe {
  width: 100px;
  flex-shrink: 0; /* new */
  background: blue;
  margin-right: 1px;
}

.node.branch .body .subnodes {
  padding-top: 1px;
  width: 100%;
  overflow: hidden;
}

<div class="node"></div>

<div class="node branch">
  <div class="leaf"></div>

  <div class="body">
    <div class="tribe">TRIBE</div>

    <div class="subnodes">
      <div class="node"></div>
      <div class="node"></div>
    </div>
  </div>
  
  <div class="leaf"></div>
</div>

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