Question

I am using Raphael JS library and here is my code:

 var rectangle = paper.rect(0, 0, 5, 5);                        
    rectangle.attr({opacity: 0});
    // I need here a 5 seconds delay, before starting an animation
    rectangle.animate({opacity: 1}, 2000);

I have tried rectangle.attr({opacity: 0}).delay(5000); and also this: rectangle.attr({opacity: 0}, 5000); , but none of these seems to work at all.

What is the simplest way to wait some time before excuting other code. I would not like to use nested functions or for loops at all, if possible.

Answer 1

Use Raphael.animation and Animation.delay.

var anim = Raphael.animation({opacity: 0, opacity: 1}, 1000);
rectangle.animate(anim.delay(5000 /* the delay (ms) */));