ReactJS: setTimeout() not working?

Question

Having this code in mind:

var Component = React.createClass({

    getInitialState: function () {
        return {position: 0};    
    },

    componentDid         


        

Answer 1

Try to use ES6 syntax of set timeout. Normal javascript setTimeout() won't work in react js

setTimeout(
      () => this.setState({ position: 100 }), 
      5000
    );