How do I keep two side-by-side divs the same height?

Question

I have two divs side by side. I\'d like the height of them to be the same, and stay the same if one of them resizes. I can\'t figure this one out though. Ideas?

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Answer 1

I was having the same problem so i created this small function using jquery as jquery is part of every web application nowadays.

function fEqualizeHeight(sSelector) {
    var sObjects = $(sSelector);

    var iCount = sObjects.length;

    var iHeights = [];

    if (iCount > 0) {
        $(sObjects).each(function () {
            var sHeight = $(this).css('height');
            var iHeight = parseInt(sHeight.replace(/px/i,''));
            iHeights.push(iHeight);
        });

        iHeights.sort(function (a, b) {
            return a - b
        });

        var iMaxHeight = iHeights.pop();

        $(sSelector).each(function () {
            $(this).css({
                'height': iMaxHeight + 'px'
            });
        });
    }
}

You can call this function on page ready event

$(document).ready(function(){
   fEqualizeHeight('.columns');
});

I hope this works for you.