Cross-Browser, Event-based, Element Resize Detection http://www.backalleycoder.com/2013/03/18/cross-browser-event-based-element-resize-detection/

Element Resize Detection.js

(function(){
  var attachEvent = document.attachEvent;
  var isIE = navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident/);
  console.log(isIE);
  var requestFrame = (function(){
    var raf = window.requestAnimationFrame || window.mozRequestAnimationFrame || window.webkitRequestAnimationFrame ||
        function(fn){ return window.setTimeout(fn, 20); };
    return function(fn){ return raf(fn); };
  })();
  
  var cancelFrame = (function(){
    var cancel = window.cancelAnimationFrame || window.mozCancelAnimationFrame || window.webkitCancelAnimationFrame ||
           window.clearTimeout;
    return function(id){ return cancel(id); };
  })();
  
  function resizeListener(e){
    var win = e.target || e.srcElement;
    if (win.__resizeRAF__) cancelFrame(win.__resizeRAF__);
    win.__resizeRAF__ = requestFrame(function(){
      var trigger = win.__resizeTrigger__;
      trigger.__resizeListeners__.forEach(function(fn){
        fn.call(trigger, e);
      });
    });
  }
  
  function objectLoad(e){
    this.contentDocument.defaultView.__resizeTrigger__ = this.__resizeElement__;
    this.contentDocument.defaultView.addEventListener('resize', resizeListener);
  }
  
  window.addResizeListener = function(element, fn){
    if (!element.__resizeListeners__) {
      element.__resizeListeners__ = [];
      if (attachEvent) {
        element.__resizeTrigger__ = element;
        element.attachEvent('onresize', resizeListener);
      }
      else {
        if (getComputedStyle(element).position == 'static') element.style.position = 'relative';
        var obj = element.__resizeTrigger__ = document.createElement('object'); 
        obj.setAttribute('style', 'display: block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; height: 100%; width: 100%; overflow: hidden; pointer-events: none; z-index: -1;');
        obj.__resizeElement__ = element;
        obj.onload = objectLoad;
        obj.type = 'text/html';
        if (isIE) element.appendChild(obj);
        obj.data = 'about:blank';
        if (!isIE) element.appendChild(obj);
      }
    }
    element.__resizeListeners__.push(fn);
  };
  
  window.removeResizeListener = function(element, fn){
    element.__resizeListeners__.splice(element.__resizeListeners__.indexOf(fn), 1);
    if (!element.__resizeListeners__.length) {
      if (attachEvent) element.detachEvent('onresize', resizeListener);
      else {
        element.contentDocument.defaultView.removeEventListener('resize', resizeListener);
        element.__resizeTrigger__ = !element.removeChild(element.__resizeTrigger__);
      }
    }
  }
})();



//Here’s a pseudo code usage of the method.
var myElement = document.getElementById('my_element'),
    myResizeFn = function(){
        /* do something on resize */
    };
addResizeListener(myElement, myResizeFn);
removeResizeListener(myElement, myResizeFn);