How to get height of the highest children element in javascript/jQuery?

Question

I need a function to get the height of the highest element inside a div.

I have an element with many others inside (dynamically generated), and when I ask for the he

Answer 1

You could always do:

var t=0; // the height of the highest element (after the function runs)
var t_elem;  // the highest element (after the function runs)
$("*",elem).each(function () {
    $this = $(this);
    if ( $this.outerHeight() > t ) {
        t_elem=this;
        t=$this.outerHeight();
    }
});

Edited to make it work again.