jQuery height() returns 0 on a visible div - why?

Question

I have a container (thetext1) with a set height of 360px. \"thetext1\" contains two divs - one on the left and one floated to the right - into both of which content is deli

Answer 1

You can still use $(document).ready as long as you check to see if the element is loaded first. I chose to go with

 $("_element name/id_").load(function() {
      $(this).height();
 });

I originally found the solution here: http://www.fortwaynewebdevelopment.com/jquery-width-or-height-always-returns-0-fix/

And chose to use the answer in the first response.