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JavaScript Callback Functions in JavaScript Callbacks with Timers Triggering an Animation

María Violeta
María Violeta
6,565 Points
Posted by María Violeta
María Violeta
6,565 Points

this is the code that i wrote : setTimeOut (startAnimation , 2000); can someone tell me what is wrong? thanks!

it says that there is not variable name setTimeOut. !!??

app.js 
const section = document.getElementById("animateMe");

function startAnimation() {
  //Applies spinning animation to section element
  section.className = "spin";
}

setTimeOut (startAnimation , 2000);
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
    <head>
        <title></title>
        <link rel='stylesheet' href='styles.css'>
    </head>
    <body>
        <section id="animateMe">
            <p>Animate Me in 2 Seconds!</p>
        </section>
        <script src='app.js'></script>
    </body>
</html>

2 Answers

andren
andren
28,558 Points
andren
andren
28,558 Points

The name of the function is setTimeout, not setTimeOut ("out" should not be capitalized).

If you fix that typo like this:

setTimeout(startAnimation , 2000);

Then your code will pass.