Implementing jQuery's shake effect with animate

Question

I\'ve been given a cut down subset of the jQuery lib one of the key features I\'m missing is the .effect functions. I do however have .animate. I w

Answer 1

I like @phpslightly solution so much, I keep using it. So here it is updated to basic jquery plugin form which will return your element

jQuery.fn.shake = function(interval,distance,times){
   interval = typeof interval == "undefined" ? 100 : interval;
   distance = typeof distance == "undefined" ? 10 : distance;
   times = typeof times == "undefined" ? 3 : times;
   var jTarget = $(this);
   jTarget.css('position','relative');
   for(var iter=0;iter<(times+1);iter++){
      jTarget.animate({ left: ((iter%2==0 ? distance : distance*-1))}, interval);
   }
   return jTarget.animate({ left: 0},interval);
}

You would then use it like a regular plugin:

$("#your-element").shake(100,10,3);

Or use the default values (100, 10, 3):

$("#your-element").shake();