jQuery delay() method is an inbuilt that is used to set a timer to delay the execution of the next item in the queue.
Syntax:
$(selector).delay(para1, para2);
Parameter:
It accepts two parameters which are specified below:
- para1: It specifies the speed of the delay.
- para2: It is optional and specifies the name of the queue.
Return Value:
It returns the selected element with the specified speed.
Example 1: In this example, the timer is set to all the blocks using the delay() method.
HTML <!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <script src= "https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js"> </script> <!-- jQuery code to demonstrate delay method --> <script> $(document).ready(function () { $("button").click(function () { $("#d1").delay("slow").fadeIn(); $("#d2").delay("fast").fadeIn(); $("#d3").delay(1000).fadeIn(); $("#d4").delay(4000).fadeIn(); }); }); </script> </head> <body> <!-- Click on this button --> <button>Click Me!</button> <br><br> <div id="d1" style="width:50px;height:50px;display: none;background-color:lightgreen;"></div> <br> <div id="d2" style="width:50px;height:50px;display: none;background-color:green;"></div> <br> <div id="d3" style="width:50px;height:50px;display: none;background-color:orange;"></div> <br> <div id="d4" style="width:50px;height:50px;display: none;background-color:yellow;"></div> <br> </body> </html> Output:
Example 2: In this example, it has been shown how to delay an animation using the delay() method.
HTML <!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <script src= "https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js"> </script> <!--jQuery code to show the working of delay method--> <script> $(document).ready(function () { $("#btn1").click(function () { $("div").animate({ height: "150px" }); $("div").animate({ width: "150px" }); $("div").delay(1200).animate({ width: "300px", padding: "30px" }); }); }); </script> <style> #d { display: block; width: 200px; height: 100px; background-color: green; font-size: 30px; padding: 10px; } </style> </head> <body> <div id="d">GeeksforGeeks !</div> <!-- Click on this button to show the effect of delay method --> <p> <button id="btn1">Click Me!</button> </p> </body> </html> Output:
