I need a delay when I change some text

Question

I need a hint! I want to change some text with a delay in it. With .delay it isn't working because it isn't a queue. Then I tried it with .setTimeout. That worked, but only for one textbox. When I add another one, it doesn't work properly. Can anyone help me?

Here the code:

$('#text-box1').hover(function() {
     $('#text-box1').text("The text changed!");
}, function() {
     $('#text-box1').text("The previous Text");
});

so you are using differnet functions for different text boxes like #t1.hover and #t2.hover — lakshya_arora, May 18 '15 at 18:33

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered May 18 '15 at 18:41

You need to know if there is some timeout working and stop it first. Here is your solution:

$(function(){
    var to;
    var $tb1 = $('#text-box1');

    $tb1.on('mouseenter', function(){
        if( to !== undefined ) return;
        var $this = $(this);
        to = setTimeout(function(){
            $this.text('The text changed!');
            to = undefined;
        }, 500);

    }).on('mouseleave', function(){
        if( to !== undefined ) return;
        var $this = $(this);
        to = setTimeout(function(){
            $this.text('The previous Text');
            to = undefined;
        }, 500);
    });
});

Check jsFiddle

I need a delay when I change some text

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