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

newhgt = $('#thetext1').find('div.rhs').css("background", "pink")[0].getBoundingClientRect().height;