jQuery and setTimeout

Question

I have the following code:

            jQuery(document).ready(function()
            {
setTimeout($(\'#loading\').fadeIn(\'slow\'), 9999);
            });
         


        

Answer 1

setTimeout accepts a function as first parameter - you are currently passing a jQuery selector, which immediately gets evaluated which executes the fadeIn operation. Instead pass in an anonymous function:

setTimeout(function() {
 $('#loading').fadeIn('slow'), 9999);
}, 9999);