jQuery container height() not calculated properly

$('.container').height(); gives the wrong value when it's child elements have spacing CSS attributes on 开发者_Go百科it:

<div class="container">
  <div style="padding: 10px;">
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      <div style="margin: 20px; ">
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      </div>
  </div>

</div>

How can I get the correct height of .container ?

Does the container <div> have any padding/margin/border? If so, you can try this:

$(".container").outerHeight(true);//will consider margin and border width as well.