//edited by RQ 7/16/10

  //changed column id string to "box"

  

(function($) {



	function getMaxOfArray(numArray) {

		return Math.max.apply(null, numArray);

	}



	$.fn.equalHeight = function(params) {

	

		var options = {

			returnHeight: false

		}

	

		var heights = []

		  , maxHeight;

		

		$.extend(options, params);

		

		this.each(function() {

			heights.push($(this).boxHeight());

		});

		

		maxHeight = getMaxOfArray(heights);	

		this.setBoxHeight(maxHeight);

				

		return options.returnHeight ? maxHeight : this;

	}



})(jQuery);



(function($) {



	$.fn.boxHeight = function(params) {

		var options = {

			includeMargin: false

		}

		$.extend(options, params);

		

		var topBorder 	 = parseInt(this.css('border-top-width'))    || 0

		  , bottomBorder = parseInt(this.css('border-bottom-width')) || 0

		  , topMargin 	 = options.includeMargin ? (parseInt(this.css('margin-top')) || 0) : 0

		  , bottomMargin = options.includeMargin ? (parseInt(this.css('margin-bottom')) || 0) : 0;

		

		return this.innerHeight() + topBorder + bottomBorder + topMargin + bottomMargin;

	}

	

	$.fn.setBoxHeight = function(height, params) {

		var options = {

			includeMargin: false

		}

		$.extend(options, params);

		

		this.each(function() {

		

			var $this = $(this);

			

			var topBorder = parseInt($this.css('border-top-width')) || 0

			  , bottomBorder = parseInt($this.css('border-bottom-width')) || 0

			  , topPadding = parseInt($this.css('padding-top')) || 0

			  , bottomPadding = parseInt($this.css('padding-bottom')) || 0

			  , topMargin 	 = options.includeMargin ? (parseInt($this.css('margin-top')) || 0) : 0

			  , bottomMargin = options.includeMargin ? (parseInt($this.css('margin-bottom')) || 0) : 0

			  , newHeight = height - topBorder - bottomBorder - topPadding - bottomPadding - topMargin - bottomMargin;

			

			$this.css('height', newHeight + 'px');

			

		});

		return this;

	}



})(jQuery);