How can I call a JQuery function?

Ok, this is like two question in one!

1. Why is this JQuery function call failing? or how should I call the JQuery function? Firebug tells me that $('#login').slideup is not a function.

   setTimeout("$('#login').slideup('slow');",2000);

2. How can I declare a JQuery function externally (not binding it to anything and not after document().ready() then later call it in my javascript functions?

For example:

function afterLogin(){
  $('#login').slideup('slow');
}

then later call it as:

setTimeout('afterLogin();',2000)

Help

Gath

From stackoverflow

• for the first part you can do

  setTimeout(function(){$('#login').slideUp('slow');},2000);
  

  the second part can be done exactly the same:

  function afterLogin(){ $('#login').slideUp('slow'); }
  

  then later call it as:

  setTimeout(afterLogin,2000);
  

  edit: fixed the casing from slideup to slideUp

  Gath : It worked!! It was the casing issue!! Grrrrrrr thanks