Useless setTimeout call (missing quotes around argument?)

Question

I have this sniplet of code in jQuery

$element.parent().children().last().hide().show(\'slide\', {direction : \'left\'}, 700, function () {
    $element.delay(20         


        

Answer 1

I got same error when I wrote

setTimeout(updateStatus(), 5000);

instead of

setTimeout(updateStatus, 5000);