Question

This is the error i’m getting from Firebug using jQuery in a function outside (and before) the $(document).ready because it is used in a inline onclick event:

$("#_box").fadeIn(500).delay is not a function
$('#_box').fadeIn(500).delay(3000).fadeOut(500);

and this is the function:

function throwBox(message) {
    $('#_box').html(message);
    $('#_box').fadeIn(500).delay(3000).fadeOut(500);
}

Isn’t delay() a jQuery function?
What happens in my browser is that the fadeIn() function is called nicely and the box appear, but then stands there and doesn’t disappear.

Answer 1

I loaded an old copy of jQuery (1.3) instead of the new one while delay() was added in version 1.4 as suggested by Quintin Robinson.