Making a inherit the height of parent () using only css?

Question

http://jsfiddle.net/ZAvDd/

As my table row grows in height, I\'d like my div inside to automatically match it as well.

For the code above, my div

Answer 1

What is the purpose of your div?

Your div has currently a height of 0 (zero) because it's empty. What you can do is apply the style directly to your parent td by adding a class to it:

And style it accordingly:

.bar { background: gray;}

It really depends on the purpose of your div.