JQuery css max-height not working

Question

I've tested this code for set .css('max-height','auto') css property in JQuery but it's not working, and when I set a dimension like .css('max-height','93px') it's working fine, how can I set it as auto ?

HTML:

<div class="holder">
    <div>DIVISION</div>
    <div>DIVISION</div>
    <div>DIVISION</div>
    <div>DIVISION</div>
    <div>DIVISION</div>
    <div>DIVISION</div>
    <div>DIVISION</div>
</div>
<br />
<input type="button" onclick="test();" value="CHECK" />

CSS:

.holder{
    max-height:40px;
    background:red;
    padding:10px;
    overflow:hidden;
}
.holder div{
    background:blue;
    margin:3px 0;
}

js:

function test(){
    var hldr=$('.holder'); //get element

    alert('before set: ' + $('.holder').css('max-height')); //alert before set

    /* SET */
    hldr.css('max-height','auto');

    alert('after set: ' + $('.holder').css('max-height'));//alert after set
}

http://jsfiddle.net/silverlight/23UCV/2/

Answer 1

Changing max-height to height fixes your problem.

Demo

Answer 2

I have also faced the same problem.

I have tried the maxHeight property. Now the problem has been resolved

$('#exampleId').css({"maxHeight":"100px"});