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

I solved my problem like this:

setInterval(function(){
  alert($("#element").height());
}, 1000);

It works for me.