Good tip, but don't use the string version:
setTimeout("e.show(200);", 1000);
Use the function version:
setTimeout(function() {
e.show(200);
}, 1000);
When you pass a string to setTimeout() or setInterval(), the code is
executed in the *global context*.
If the code is inside a function and the variable 'e' is local to that
function, the string version won't work. e will be undefined.
The function version uses a closure to give the timeout function access to
local variables in the calling function.
-Mike
On Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 12:02 PM, James <james.gp....@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> setTimeout(e.show(200), 1000);
>
> should be:
>
> setTimeout("e.show(200);", 1000);
>
> or:
>
> setTimeout(function() {
> e.show(200);
> }, 1000);
>
> (line-end semi-colon not necessary, but should be used for good
> practice)
>
> On Oct 6, 7:57 am, Dennis Madsen <den...@demaweb.dk> wrote:
> > I'm trying to create new DOM and append it to a div. When the div is
> > appended, I would like it to be shown after 1sec.
> >
> > var e = "<div style='display:none;'>content</div>";
> > $("#container").append(e);
> > setTimeout(e.show(200), 1000);
> >
> > This code does not work. The HTML is appended but the show-function
> > does not work. Hope someone can help me.
>
