Hi,
thank you. I wasn't aware that setTimeout has a return value. Thanks.
Regards
Matthias
MorningZ schrieb:
> "PS: maybe a dumb question but I'm pretty new to jquery"
>
> Well, the solution doesn't really have anything to do with jQuery
>
> instead of :
>
> $(".classoflinks").hover(function() {
> $("#myDiv").show();
> }, function() {
> setTimeout(function() { $("#myDiv").hide(); }, 4000);
> });
>
>
> this will hold the setTimeout in a later-accessible object
>
> var _PendingHide;
> $(".classoflinks").hover(function() {
> $("#myDiv").show();
> }, function() {
> _PendingHide = setTimeout(function() { $("#myDiv").hide(); },
> 4000);
> });
>
>
> which in turn gives you the ability to cancel that "hide()" command
>
> if (_PendingHide) { clearTimeout(_PendingHide ); }
>
>
>
> On Dec 5, 7:55 am, Matthias Coy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Hi there,
>>
>> I have a relativly simple question, first some code:
>>
>> $(".classoflinks").hover(function() {
>> $("#myDiv").show();}, function() {
>>
>> setTimeout(function() { $("#myDiv").hide(); }, 4000);
>>
>> });
>>
>> so that's what I'm doing. Mouseover shows the div, mouseout hides the
>> div after 4 seconds. Now the tricky part:
>>
>> When I hover over the shown div, I want to stop the hiding. Something like:
>>
>> $("#myDiv").hover(function(){
>> $(this).stopHide();}, function() {
>>
>> setTimeout(function() { $("#myDiv").hide(); }, 4000);
>>
>> });
>>
>> what do I have to do instead of my not existing function "stopHide()"?
>>
>> Sincerely
>> Matthias
>>
>> PS: maybe a dumb question but I'm pretty new to jquery.
>
