jQuery setTimeout

Question

I\'d like to add a timeout to this tooltip code so it only displays if the mouse hovers over it after a while rather than immediately... I tried adding the setTimeout()

Answer 1

setTimeout is does not work on mouseover or hover. It is safe to use .delay().

setTimeout(function(){
    $(mcTooltip).text(mcHoverText).show('fast');
}, 300);

// use this instead.

$(mcTooltip).text(mcHoverText).delay(3000).show('fast');