Recursively hide a set of matched elements

recursive_hide.js

// Self-calling named function which takes an array of elements
// calls an event on the first element in that array and passes
// the rest of the array to that function recursively until the 
// array is empty. The recursive call is done in the callback of 
// the previous element's event so that it nicely waits for the 
// previous element to be done.


(function hidenext(jq) {
    jq.eq(0).fadeOut("fast", function(){
        (jq=jq.slice(1)).length && hidenext(jq);
    });
})($('div#bodyContent a'))