jquery Element to DOM Element returns empty string by function
<p>Why does this code:</p>

<pre><code>function fn(el){ return $(el)[0].style.width };
fn('#someElementIdId');  // return -&gt; "" 
</code></pre>

<p>But this code...</p>

<pre><code>function fn(el){ return $(el).width() } ;
fn('#someElement');  // return -&gt; correct width
</code></pre>

<p>I have tried different things, but all have the same result...</p>

<p>How can I make the first code work?</p>

<p><strong>CODE HERE :: <a href="http://jsfiddle.net/A2VpH/18/" rel="nofollow">http://jsfiddle.net/A2VpH/18/</a></strong></p>
