jQuery min/max property from array of elements

Question

Is there a simple way to find the min/max property from an array of elements in jQuery?

I constantly find myself dynamically resizing groups of elements based on the

Answer 1

You can use apply outside the context of OO, no need to extend the prototype:

var maxHeight = Math.max.apply( null,
        $('img').map(function(){ return $(this).height(); }).get() );