jQuery Style How to - Set div height to document height

Question

We would like to know how to set div height to document height.

Answer


<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script type='text/javascript'
  src='http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.9.1.js'></script>
<style type='text/css'>
div {<!--from  w  w w.  j  a v  a 2  s.co  m-->
  width: 600px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  background: mediumSeaGreen;
}
</style>
<script type='text/javascript'>
$(function(){
    function divHeight() {
      var dH = $(window).height();
      $('div').css({
          height: dH
      });
    }
    divHeight();
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
  <div></div>
</body>
</html>

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