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Wait an animation in jQuery

I want to execute something when an animation finishes, so i tried to use jQuery's function promise(), this is what i have:
$(".title").fadeOut("fast");
$(".title").promise().done(function() {
$("#area").fadeIn("fast");
);
Unfortunately, it doesn't works and chrome javascript tool says that promise() is not a function...
Another thing i tried was
$(".title").fadeOut("fast", function(){
$("#area").fadeIn("fast");
});
But it doesn't work too... any idea?
Thanks

You can do it using the callback function of JQuery.
Let's say you have 2 div; one is displaying and the other one is hidden at the beginning like below;
<div style="width:50px;height:50px;background-color:black;" id="Div1"></div>
<div style="width:50px;height:50px;background-color:blue;display:none;" id="Div2"></div>
You can wait first one to fadeout and than fadein the second one with the code below.
$("#Div1").fadeOut(2000, function(){
$("#Div2").fadeIn(2000);
});
Here is also JSFiddle sample Jquery Animation Callback
I hope this helps.
Edit: Modified code for several elements with same class. https://jsfiddle.net/eaktas/3wuter03/4/

it should work, probably you just cant notice that because of fast animation. try with
$('#area').fadeOut(3000, function(){console.log('3s passed')})

You need to chain the promise to the back of the other animation.
$(".title").fadeOut("fast").promise().done(function() {
$("#area").fadeIn("fast");
});
see fiddle here https://jsfiddle.net/9b82s6ah/

Fading in a div after a delay

I'm new to javascript so I'm struggling with the basics...
I'm using this delay to bring in a div but i want to fade the div in as part of this function (not just have the box appear)
function show() {
AB = document.getElementById('div_with_text');
AB.style.display = 'inline';
}
setTimeout("show()", 3000);
Can any one help with this?
I've tried adding things like:
$(function(){
$('#div_with_text').fadeIn('slow');
});
but I don't know the language well enough to get it to work...
Any help would be much appreciated!

Is your DIV hidden in the first place? If not, that is your problem. Your are trying to open an already opened door.
Your code is also incorrect, even if you hide the DIV, this will not work. It should have been setTimeout(show, 3000);
With the JavaScript code (setTimeout) you have provided, 3 seconds after the page loads, you are trying to display the DIV. Did you notice that the DIV was already there and never 'appeared' after 3 seconds as you expected?
Example - http://jsfiddle.net/BLPTq/2/ - just click run and see.
To make it work, hide the DIV first and then call the setTimeout or the jQuery method. Example - http://jsfiddle.net/zeXyG/ - just click run and see. Check the CSS display:none;
OR, if you don't want to hide it with CSS, just call hide() before calling fadeIn()
$('#div_with_text').hide().fadeIn('slow');
Example - http://jsfiddle.net/zeXyG/1/
As per your comment below. Add delay() to the call like shown below
$('#div_with_text').hide(); // this or use css to hide the div
$('#div_with_text').delay(2000).fadeIn('slow');
2 seconds after the page loads, this will hide the div and then fade in slowly. Look at this example carefully.

The fadeIn method will only work if you load the jQuery library on your page. Without that, the method will not work since it isn't part of native Javascript.
Once you have loaded jQuery, that method will work as your syntax is correct.

jQuery slow reveal on page load

I am trying to do a slow reveal on a particular div with an id of 'contentblock' on page load. This is my first time trying to code something in jQuery and I continue to fail. The following is my latest attempt, but I'm a complete newbie to this and surprisingly google hasn't been a whole lot of help.
<script type='text/javascript'>
$(window).onload(function(){
$('#contentblock').slideDown('slow');
return false;
});
</script>
before that I also had the following instead of the window onload line above:
$(document).ready(function(){
But that didn't have any success either. Can someone help a jQuery newbie out?

First, you'll need to make sure the element is hidden (or it won't be shown, since it's already visible). You can do this in either CSS or JavaScript/jQuery:
#contentblock {
display: none;
}
Or:
$('#contentblock').hide();
If you use CSS to hide the element you need to be aware that the element will remain hidden in the event of JavaScript being disabled in the user's browser. If you use JavaScript there's the problem that the element will likely flicker as it's first shown and then hidden.
And then call:
$(window).load(function(){
$('#contentblock').slideDown('slow');
});
I've made two amendments to your jQuery, first I've changed onload to load and I've also removed the return false, since the load() method doesn't expect any value to be returned it serves no purpose herein.
For the above jQuery you can use instead:
$(document).ready(function(){
$('#contentblock').slideDown('slow');
});

$(document).ready(function(){
if($('#contentblock').is(':hidden'))
{
$('#contentblock').slideDown('slow');
}
});
if you have jquery added to your project and your div is display none ... something like this should work.

jQuery on page load sequential loading of elements

I'd like to know how this effect (http://www.getflow.com/) is achieved.
I'm guessing that it's using jQuery to sequentially change the opacity of each element.
Could anyone post a quick snippet of js to make this happen (load in each image, one every 3 seconds)
http://jsfiddle.net/5hdcz/2/
Thanks!

Use the fadeIn callback functions:
$('#img1').fadeIn('slow', function() {
$('#img2').fadeIn('slow', function() {
// and so on...
});
});

jQuery not getting called in all browsers

Disclaimer: I am new to jQuery.
I am trying to implement a fadeOut effect in jQuery for a div block, and then fadeIn effect on two other div blocks.
However, these effects are only working in the Chrome browser (i.e. they won't work in Safari, FireFox, Opera) which is rather perplexing to me. I have tried clearing my cache in case it was storing an old file, but none of that seemed to do anything.
Basic idea (stored in mainsite.js file):
$("#videoThumbnail_XYZ").click(function () {
$("#thumbnailDescription_XYZ").fadeOut(300);
$("#videoPlayer_XYZ").delay(300).fadeIn(100);
$("#videoHiddenOptions_XYZ").delay(300).fadeIn(100);
});
So when a div tag with the id of videoThumbnail_XYZ is clicked, it starts the fadeOut and fadeIn calls on the other div tags.
I am loading my javascript files into the page in this order (so jQuery is loaded first):
<script src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.4.4.js"></script>
<script async="" type="text/javascript" src="javascripts/mainsite.js"></script>
Any guidance you could give is greatly appreciated!

Make sure the DOM is fully loaded before your code runs.
A common way of doing this when using jQuery is to wrap your code like this.
$(function() {
$("#videoThumbnail_XYZ").click(function () {
$("#thumbnailDescription_XYZ").fadeOut(300);
$("#videoPlayer_XYZ").delay(300).fadeIn(100);
$("#videoHiddenOptions_XYZ").delay(300).fadeIn(100);
});
});
This is a shortcut for wrapping your code in a .ready() handler, which ensure that the DOM is loaded before your code runs.
If you don't use some means of ensuring that the DOM is loaded, then the #videoThumbnail_XYZ element may not exist when you try to select it.
Another approach would be to place your javascript code after your content, but inside the closing </body> tag.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head><title>your title</title></head>
<body>
<!-- your other content -->
<script src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.4.4.js"></script>
<script async="" type="text/javascript" src="javascripts/mainsite.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

If mainsite.js is being included before your div is rendered, that might be throwing the browsers for a loop. Try wrapping this around your click handler setup:
$(document).ready(function(){
// your function here
});
That'll make sure that isn't run before the DOM is ready.
Also, you might consider putting the fadeIn calls in the callback function of your fadeOut, so if you decide to change the duration later on, you only have to change it in one place.
The way that'd look is like this:
$("#thumbnailDescription_XYZ").fadeOut(300,function(){
$("#videoPlayer_XYZ").fadeIn(100);
$("#videoHiddenOptions_XYZ").fadeIn(100);
});

I see you have a delay set to the same duration your fadeOut is, I would recommend instead of delaying which in essence your waiting for the animation to complete that instead you use the callback function.
$("#videoThumbnail_XYZ").click(function () {
$("#thumbnailDescription_XYZ").fadeOut(300, function() {
$("#videoPlayer_XYZ").fadeIn(100);
$("#videoHiddenOptions_XYZ").fadeIn(100);
});
});

While JavaScript provides the load event for executing code when a page is rendered, this event does not get triggered until all assets such as images have been completely received. In most cases, the script can be run as soon as the DOM hierarchy has been fully constructed. The handler passed to .ready() is guaranteed to be executed after the DOM is ready, so this is usually the best place to attach all other event handlers and run other jQuery code.
$(document).ready(function(){
$("#videoThumbnail_XYZ").click(function () {
$("#thumbnailDescription_XYZ").fadeOut(300);
$("#videoPlayer_XYZ").delay(300).fadeIn(100);
$("#videoHiddenOptions_XYZ").delay(300).fadeIn(100);
});
});
All three of the following syntaxes are equivalent:
* $(document).ready(handler)
* $().ready(handler) (this is not recommended)
* $(handler)