# at-extend-no-missing-placeholder Disallow at-extends (`@extend`) with missing placeholders. Using a class selector with the `@extend` directive usually results in more generated CSS than when using a placeholder selector. Furthermore, Sass specifically introduced placeholder selectors in order to be used with `@extend`. See [Mastering Sass extends and placeholders](http://8gramgorilla.com/mastering-sass-extends-and-placeholders/). ```scss .foo { @extend %bar // ↑ // This is a placeholder selector } ``` The following patterns are considered warnings: ```scss p { @extend .some-class; } ``` ```scss p { @extend #some-identifer; } ``` ```scss p { @extend .blah-#{$dynamically_generated_name}; } ``` The following patterns are *not* considered warnings: ```scss p { @extend %placeholder; } ``` ```scss p { @extend #{$dynamically_generated_placeholder_name}; } ```