jQuery: My element height equalizing plugin.

jquery.equal-height.js

/**
 *  jQuery plugin to equalize the dimensions of elements within a parent container.
 *  Author: Spencer Rhodes <spencer at spencer dash rhods dot com>
 *  License: MIT
 *
 *  opts.method = ['height', 'outerHeight', 'innerHeight', 'width', 'outerWidth', 'innerWidth'].
 *    Defaults to 'outerHeight'.
 *  opts.children = selector for elements to equalize. Defaults to immediate children.
 *  opts.adjust = integer to adjust the final max value by. Defaults to 0
 *  opts.reset = not used
 */
;(function($, window, document, undefined) {
  $.fn.equalHeight = function(opts) {
    // Run this on the parent of the elemnts you want equalized
    var _defaults = {
      reset     : false,
      method    : 'outerHeight',
      children  : false,
      adjust    : 0,
      after     : false,
      afterEach : false
    };
    opts = $.extend({}, _defaults, opts);
    var dimensionType = /eight/i.test(opts.method) ?
                          'height' :
                          'width';

    this.each(function(i, el) {
      var $this     = $(el);
      var $children = opts.children ?
                        $this.find(opts.children) :
                        $this.children();
      var max       = 0;
      var dimension = 0;
      var $child;

      if (opts.reset) { $children.css(dimensionType, ''); }
      $children.each(function(i, el) {
        $child    = $(el);
        dimension = $child[opts.method]();
        max       = (dimension > max) ? dimension : max;
      });
      // $children.css(dimensionType, max + opts.adjust + 'px');
      $children[opts.method](max + opts.adjust);
      opts.afterEach && opts.afterEach();
    });
    opts.after && after();
    return this;
  };
}(jQuery, this, this.document));