module-match-height
v1.0.1
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a module responsive equal heights
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module-match-height.js
Inspired by: jquery-match-height
matchHeight: makes the height of all selected elements exactly equal
Demo - Features - Install - Usage - Options - Data API
Advanced Usage - Changelog - License
Demo
See the module-match-height.js demo.
Modern browsers
In the years since this library was originally developed there have been updates to CSS that can now achieve equal heights in many situations. If you only need to support modern browsers then consider using CSS Flexbox and CSS Grid instead.
Best practice
Use this library to match height of internal elements, like title or text of teasers
Features
- match the heights for groups of elements automatically
- use the maximum height or define a specific target element
- anywhere on the page and anywhere in the DOM
- responsive (updates on window resize)
- row aware (handles floating elements and wrapping)
- accounts for
box-sizing
and mixedpadding
,margin
,border
values - handles images and other media (updates after loading)
- easily removed when needed
- data attributes API
- tested in Edge, Chrome, Firefox
Install
CDN via jsDelivr
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/module-match-height@latest/dist/module-match-height.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
Download module-match-height.js and include the script in your HTML file:
<script src="module-match-height.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
You can also install using the package managers NPM.
npm install module-match-height
modular code
import MatchHeight from 'module-match-height'
Usage
new MatchHeight(document.body, {elements: '.item'});
const containers = document.querySelectorAll(".items-container");
containers.forEach((container) => {
new MatchHeight(document.body, {elements: '.item'});
});
Where options
is an optional parameter.
See below for a description of the available options and defaults.
The above example will set all selected elements with the class item
to the height of the tallest.
If the items are on multiple rows, the items of each row will be set to the tallest of that row (see byRow
option).
Call this on the event (the plugin will automatically update on window load).
See the included test.html for many working examples.
Also see the Data API below for a simple, alternative inline usage.
Options
The default options
are:
{
elements: null,
byRow: true,
property: 'height',
target: null,
remove: null,
attributeName: null,
events: true,
throttle: 80
}
Where:
elements
is an optional string containing one or more selectors to match against. This string must be a valid CSS selector stringbyRow
istrue
orfalse
to enable row detectionproperty
is the CSS property name to set (e.g.'height'
or'min-height'
)target
is an optional element to use instead of the element with maximum heightremove
is an optional element/s to excludedattributeName
is an optional for use custom attributeevents
istrue
orfalse
to enable default eventsthrottle
milliseconds to executed resize event, default is80
Data API
Use the data attribute data-mh="group-name"
or data-match-height="group-name"
where group-name
is an arbitrary string to identify which elements should be considered as a group.
<div data-mh="my-group">My text</div>
<div data-mh="my-group">Some other text</div>
<div data-mh="my-other-group">Even more text</div>
<div data-mh="my-other-group">The last bit of text</div>
All elements with the same group name will be set to the same height when the page is loaded, regardless of their position in the DOM, without any extra code required.
It's possible to use custom data attribute data-same-height="group-name"
<div data-same-height="my-group">My text</div>
<div data-same-height="my-group">Some other text</div>
<div data-same-height="my-other-group">Even more text</div>
<div data-same-height="my-other-group">The last bit of text</div>
const containers = document.querySelectorAll(".data-api-items");
containers.forEach((container) => {
new MatchHeight(container, {attributeName: 'data-same-height'});
});
Note that byRow
will be enabled when using the data API, if you don't want this (or require other options) then use the alternative method above.
Advanced Usage
There are some additional functions and properties you should know about:
Manually trigger an update
window.dispatchEvent(new Event('resize'));
If you need to manually trigger an update of all currently set groups, for example if you've modified some content.
Row detection
You can toggle row detection by setting the byRow
option, which defaults to true
.
It's also possible to use the row detection function at any time:
Custom target element
const containers = document.querySelectorAll(".target-items");
containers.forEach((container) => {
new MatchHeight(container, {elements: '.item-0, .item-2, .item-3', target: document.getElementById("target-item-1")});
});
Will set all selected elements to the height of the first item with class sidebar
.
Custom property
const containers = document.querySelectorAll(".property-items");
containers.forEach((container) => {
new MatchHeight(container, {elements: '.item', property: 'min-height'});
});
This will set the min-height
property instead of the height
property.
Where event
a event object (DOMContentLoaded
, resize
, orientationchange
).
Throttling resize updates
By default, the events
is throttled to execute at a maximum rate of once every 80ms
.
Decreasing the throttle
option will update your layout quicker, appearing smoother during resize, at the expense of performance.
If you experience lagging or freezing during resize, you should increase the throttle
option.
Manually apply match height
Manual apply, code for JavaScript framework/library (e.g. vue
, react
...).
var el = new MatchHeight(document.body, {elements: '.item'});
...
el._apply();
el._applyDataApi('data-match-height');
el._applyDataApi('data-mh');
el._applyAll();
Remove match height from elements
Reset inline style property
var el = new MatchHeight(document.body, {elements: '.item'});
...
el._remove();
Remove events from match height elements
Reset events
var el = new MatchHeight(document.body, {elements: '.item'});
...
el._unbind();
Known limitations
CSS transitions and animations are not supported
You should ensure that there are no transitions or other animations that will delay the height changes of the elements you are matching, including any transition: all
rules. Otherwise the plugin will produce unexpected results, as animations can't be accounted for.
Vue3 Example:
import MatchHeight from 'module-match-height';
export default {
name: 'Example',
data: function () {
return {
matchHeight: new MatchHeight(document.body, {elements: '.item p'});
}
},
beforeUnmount() {
this.matchHeight._unbind();
},
mounted() {
this.matchHeight._apply();
},
methods: {
reMatch() {
this.matchHeight._apply();
}
}
}
React Example:
import MatchHeight from 'module-match-height';
class MyComponent extends Component {
matchHeight = new MatchHeight(document.body, {elements: '.item p'});
componentDidMount() {
this.matchHeight._apply();
}
componentWillUnmount() {
this.matchHeight._unbind();
}
render() {
return (
...
);
}
}
Not duplicate instance!
I suggest to assign element to a variable for not create multiple instances and events
//Right solution
var el = new MatchHeight(document.body, {elements: '.item'});
... json update
el._apply();
//Wrong solution
new MatchHeight(document.body, {elements: '.item'});
... json update
new MatchHeight(document.body, {elements: '.item'})._apply();
Changelog
To see what's new or changed in the latest version, see the changelog
License
module-match-height.js is licensed under The MIT License (MIT) Copyright (c) 2023 Simone Miterangelis
This license is also supplied with the release and source code. As stated in the license, absolutely no warranty is provided.