jquery 1.4.2 equivalent for setTimeout and clearTimeout

Question

Is there any equivalent for setTimeout and clearTimeout functions in jquery 1.4.2.... I found this ex which uses jquery 1.3.2..

var alerttimer = window.setTimeout(function () {
            $alert.trigger('click');
            }, 3000);
            $alert.animate({height: $alert.css('line-height') || '50px'}, 200)
            .click(function () {
              window.clearTimeout(alerttimer);
              $alert.animate({height: '0'}, 200);
            });

Answer 1

$(document.body).delay(3000).show(1, function(){
    // do something
});

that would make use of jQuerys fx queuing to create a timeout. To emulate an interval in that manner, use a function which calls itself in the callback closure.

function repeat(){
     // do something
     $(document.body).delay(5000).show(1, repeat);
}

Use $(document.body).stop() to clear the fx queue and stop the interval.

That works similiar to a javascript setTimeout interval "hack".

(function(){
    alert('I popup every 5 seconds! haha!');
    setTimeout(arguments.callee, 5000);
})();