jQuery change css attribute slowly

Question

I have this code

$('#uiAdminPanelMenu li a').hover( function(){
    $(this).css('background-color', '#D3E1FA';
 },
 function(){
    $(this).css('background-color', '#F4F4F4');
});

it changes the background color of the link, but I want it to change it slowly, kinda like fade effect, but for this case.

Answer 1

You can accomplish the same thing with CSS3 transitions. The result will almost be the exact same.

#uiAdminPanelMenu li a {
    background-color: F4F4F4;
    -webkit-transition: background-color 0.4s ease;
    -moz-transition: background-color 0.4s ease;
    -o-transition: background-color 0.4s ease;
    transition: background-color 0.4s ease;
}

#uiAdminPanelMenu li a:hover {
    background-color: D3E1FA;
}