Hi Alexandre,
It means that if you have something like this:
$("p").fadeIn("slow",function(){
alert("Animation Done.");
}).hide();
the hide() method will be called before the function defined in the
callback.
Rey...
Alexandre Plennevaux wrote:
> sorry if I sound dumb (i probably am), but can someone explain or
> rephrase this?
>
> (found on http://docs.jquery.com/How_jQuery_Works )
>
>
> Callbacks, Functions, and 'this'
>
> A callback is a function that is passed as an argument to another
> function and is executed after its parent function has completed.
>
> [now, this is what i don't understand]
>
> The special thing about a callback is that functions that appear after
> the "parent" can execute before the callback executes.
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Alex
>
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