Can I get the height of a div that can grow depending of its content?

Hey guys,
I see this problem a kind of difficult to be solved.
I have a Div that can grow with comments that the posters add, I have to know what is the height of this div (ex. 120px or 500px.) this will be when the after the grow action of course.
I need that data pals.

Thanxs a lot

 

Hi,

I think it's impossible to say what the height will be before adding comments. But you can always check the current height from scrollHeight and try to predict from that.

To get the current height, use something like this:

var height = document.getElementById("id_of_the_element_to_check").scrollHeight;

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Neoto

 

Ok I will try...
Thanks

 

yes the given solution works. Reached this topic from Google. Sorry for re-bouncing the topic.

 

try .offestHeight

var height = document.getElementById("the_div").offsetHeight;

Code (markup):

 

And another DP expert regurgitates a 6 year old thread.