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Automatically hide div after several seconds

I have a welcome message on my site and would like to automatically hide it after several seconds. I can't find anything usable after searching over the internet. Can anyone help?

Thanks in advance.

Do you need help in searching over the internet?
https://developer.mozilla.org/en/DOM/window.setTimeout

You don't seem to have tried very hard!

Code:

<html>

<head>



<script type = "text/javascript">



function hideMessage() {

document.getElementById("message").style.display="none"; 

}



function startTimer() {

var tim = window.setTimeout("hideMessage()", 5000);  // 5000 milliseconds = 5 seconds

}



</script>

</head>



<body onload = "startTimer()">



<div id = "message" style="display:block">Welcome Message</div>



</body>

</html>

BTW, the time to say "thanks" is afterwards, not beforehand which gives the - doubtless unintended - impression that you take other people's voluntary unpaid assistance for granted. Or as British politician Neil Kinnock put it, "Don't belch before you have had the meal." Prefer to use "please" beforehand and if you find a response helpful then you can use the "Thank User For This Post" button.