Function isn't delayed for some reason

Question

These is main function

function isScrolledIntoView(elem)
    {

        var docViewTop = $(window).scrollTop();


        var elemBottom = elemTop + $(elem).height();

        if (elemBottom >=docViewTop) {
            return true
        }
        else {
            return false
        };
    }

This is delayed

var timeoutSrc
    function delayedSrc(elem){
        timeoutSrc=window.setTimeout(isScrolledIntoView(elem), 2200)}

Here I call it:

delayedSrc($("#result"));

But by alert test message I can tell, that there is no delay.

You are *calling* the function right away (and passing the *result* to setTimeout) — user2246674, May 07 '13 at 02:58
See http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8462381/settimeout-callback-executed-immediately — user2246674, May 07 '13 at 02:59
possible duplicate of [setTimeout not working with jquery](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3264963/settimeout-not-working-with-jquery) — Rob Hruska, May 07 '13 at 03:05

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered May 07 '13 at 02:58

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You're calling the function, then passing it to setTimeout. One way to fix this:

var timeoutSrc;

function delayedSrc(elem){
    timeoutSrc= window.setTimeout(function () {
        isScrolledIntoView(elem);
    }, 2200);
}

answered May 07 '13 at 02:58

Matt Ball

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Although I had you by exactly 1 second, I will concede that your answer is superior with your judicious use of semicolons. Well played, sir. :) – Rob Hruska May 07 '13 at 03:01
I'm laughing, but I'm also shaking my head that this question doesn't have most close votes. – Matt Ball May 07 '13 at 03:02
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It's always difficult to find the *exact* dupe for these, since they're all pretty localized. [This one is close](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3264963/settimeout-not-working-with-jquery), but not quite. – Rob Hruska May 07 '13 at 03:04
@RobHruska I think [that](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/16410590/spam-spam-spam-spam#comment23528297_16410590) counted as a close with prejudice. `:)` – Matt Ball May 07 '13 at 03:15
Lol, yeah, we owned that one. – Rob Hruska May 07 '13 at 03:16

Function isn't delayed for some reason

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