CODES:

    $().ready(function(){

    function sample()
    {
       alert("This is sample function");
    }

   $("#button").click(function(){
    t=setTimeout("sample()",2000);
    });

    });

HTML:

<input type="button" name="button" id="button" value="Call sample function with delay">

Once i click button sample function is not called with a delay of 2 seconds. I dont know whats wrong. Please notify me how to do this

Question: To call javascript function using setTimeout via jquery