set all nested li's to be width of widest li

Question

How do I make nested li\'s the same width?

When I use the below code each nested li is only as wide as it\'s text + margin.

I\'d like all of the li\'s to be

Answer 1

You'll need to use JavaScript to set all LIs the same width as the widest LI. Here's the code if you want to use the jQuery library:

$(document).ready(function(){
  $("#menu > li > ul").each(function() { // Loop through all the menu items that got submenu items
    var Widest=0; // We want to find the widest LI... start at zero
    var ThisWidth=0; // Initiate the temporary width variable (it will hold the width as an integer)

    $($(this).children()).each(function() { // Loop through all the children LIs in order to find the widest
      ThisWidth=parseInt($(this).css('width')); // Grab the width of the current LI

      if (ThisWidth>Widest) { // Is this LI the widest?
        Widest=ThisWidth; // We got a new widest value
      }
    });

    Widest+='px'; // Add the unit

    $(this).parent().css('width',Widest);
    $(this).children().css('width',Widest);
  });
});

CSS change:

#menu li ul li {
  padding: 0 9px;
  background: #BDCCD4;
  padding: 0 20px;
}

Check it out at JSFiddle.

Edit: Fixed my misunderstanding. :)