Creating a cross browser max-width value using jQuery

maxWidth.js

/*Sample code to calculate the max-width of an element via jquery that can be applied to all browsers*/

/*Append the element to the body/anywhere else you want to append the element to, in order to allow the browser to render the initial width of the element*/
var $element = ('<div></div>');
$('body').append($element);

if($element.width()>someWidth){
 /*since the max-width property does not work in IE, 
 we set the max width by comparison after the element is added to the dom*/
 $element.css({'width':someWidth});
}