show div for a set time, then hide it

Question

Im using jquery for various things on my site, but one thing im not sure how to do, is have it show an element, then wait X seconds, and hide the element.

$('#form').ajaxForm(function() { 
 $('#cartcontents').fadeOut("fast").load('cart.php').fadeIn("fast");
});

Thats the js im using now. How could i have it (on submit) display the div #notice for 5 seconds, then fadeOut?

Answer 1

$('#form').submit(function() {
   $('#notice').show();
   setTimeout(function() { 
       $('#notice').fadeOut(); 
   }, 5000);
});

Answer 2

in the onSubmit event handler make the div appear by using $('#divName').show() (i think thats correct syntax). The you can use setTimeout("hideDiv()",5000), you then define hideDiv() which is a new function which does $('#divName').fadeOut()