Trouble with jquery .hover function

Question

Having an issue with the jquery .hover function. I am only able to get it to work if I wrap it in a generic $(function(){ I have seen it done without needing this generic function, if anyone can see what i am doing wrong I would appreciate it.

This does not Work:

$('#slider > img').hover(function () {
    stopLoop();
}, function () {
    startSlider();
});

This does work:

$(function () {
    $('#slider > img').hover(function () {
        stopLoop();
    }, function () {
        startSlider();
    });
});

That isn't a generic function, it's shorthand for document.ready. — James Montagne
– James Montagne, Commented Mar 10, 2014 at 17:33
That's not wrapping it in a generic function. That's tying it to the document being ready (which is what you want to do). Keep doing it the second way. — Colin DeClue
– Colin DeClue, Commented Mar 10, 2014 at 17:33
Probably when you retrieve $('#slider > img') that element/s is/are not yet on the DOM — Fabrizio Calderan
– Fabrizio Calderan, Commented Mar 10, 2014 at 17:33
What the others said, document ready and all, as a sidenote you could do .... — adeneo
– adeneo, Commented Mar 10, 2014 at 17:34

James Montagne · Accepted Answer · 2014-03-10 17:40:08Z

2

Simple answer is You are trying to bind the events to tags while they are not exists in the dom. So Make it in $(document).ready() or $(function()

$(document).ready(function() {
    $('#slider > img').hover(function () {
        stopLoop();
    }, function () {
        startSlider();
    });
});

edited Mar 10, 2014 at 17:40

James Montagne

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answered Mar 10, 2014 at 17:34

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