The outerWidth() method returns the outer width of the FIRST matched
element. As the image below illustrates, this method includes padding and
border.
Syntax
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$(selector).outerWidth(includeMargin)
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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.2.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script>
$(document).ready(function(){
$("button").click(function(){
alert("Outer width of div: " + $("div").outerWidth());
});
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
<div style="height:200px;width:600px;padding:10px;margin:3px;border:1px solid blue;background-color:yellow;"></div><br>
<p><b>outerWidth()</b> - this method returns the outer width of an element (includes padding and border).</p>
<button>Display the outer width of div</button>
</body>
</html>
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Related methods:
- width() - Sets or returns the width of an element
- innerWidth() - Returns the width of an element (includes padding)
- innerHeight() - Returns the height of an element (includes padding)
- outerHeight() - Returns the height of an element (includes padding and border).
- height() - Sets or returns the height of an element
