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Replaces the &:has(+ [data-selected])::after selector that hid the inter-item divider sitting just before the selected item. Previously the engine had to re-test a sibling-direction :has() against every .Item on every selection change.

Approach: flip the divider's side.

Drawing the divider on the leading edge of each non-first item (rather than the trailing edge of each non-last item) makes "the divider next to the selected item" expressible as adjacent-sibling combinators only:

/* Before */
.Item:not(:last-child)::after { /* divider */ }
.Item:has(+ [data-selected])::after,        /* item BEFORE the selected one */
.Item[data-selected]::after { background-color: transparent; }

/* After */
.Item:not(:first-child)::before { /* divider */ }
.Item[data-selected]::before,               /* selected item itself */
.Item[data-selected] + .Item::before { background-color: transparent; } /* item AFTER the selected one */

The same 1px line lives in the same gap between any two adjacent items — visually identical. The hide rules become two plain combinator selectors that the engine resolves in constant time per-element on a selection change, with no :has() walk.

The companion .Button:focus:focus-visible:not(:last-child)::after rule a few lines below is a pre-existing no-op on .Button::after (which has no content) and is left alone; it never targeted .Item::after.

Changelog

Changed

• Internal: SegmentedControl inter-item divider is drawn on .Item::before of each non-first item instead of .Item::after of each non-last item.

Removed

• The &:has(+ [data-selected])::after selector from SegmentedControl.module.css.

Rollout strategy

• Patch release
• Minor release
• Major release; if selected, include a written rollout or migration plan
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Testing & Reviewing

• All 19 packages/react/src/SegmentedControl/** unit tests pass.
• tsc --noEmit on packages/react is clean.
• Stylelint + Prettier + ESLint clean on touched file.

VRT expectations: None. The divider's geometry is unchanged — same 1px line at the same horizontal position, just attached to the item on its right rather than the item on its left. Hide-on-selection behavior is bit-identical (selected item and its trailing neighbour both lose their leading divider, mirroring the previous "item before selected + selected both lose their trailing divider").

Part of the :has()-reduction series: see also #7901 (PageHeader) and #7902 (ActionList SubGroup active indicator).

Merge checklist

• Added/updated tests
• Added/updated documentation
• Added/updated previews (Storybook)
• Changes are SSR compatible
• Tested in Chrome
• Tested in Firefox
• Tested in Safari
• Tested in Edge
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