jQuery - widest item on page

Question

How can I find the widest item (width set in css or as an attribute) on a web page using jQuery?

Answer 1

wont be fast but should do the trick

var widest = null;
$("*").each(function() {
  if (widest == null)
    widest = $(this);
  else
  if ($(this).width() > widest.width())
    widest = $(this);
}

this should do the trick

I also suggest you limit the type of nodes you go through (ie. use div instead of *)