title: how to highlight a div for a few seconds using jQuery
body: <p>I want to be add the following to a a page:</p>
  
  <p>When a div is clicked, I want to:</p>
  
  <ol>
  <li>change the background color of the clicked on div for a few seconds</li>
  <li>revert back to the original background color after a few seconds</li>
  </ol>
  
  <p>I want to do this by using only jQuery available functions - i.e. not using a plugin or anything else. I am relatively new to jQuery, but I think a possible solution involves the use of changing the class of the selected div and using a timer.</p>
  
  <p>I am not sure how to put it all together though. Can anyone provide a few lines that show how to do it?</p>
  
  <p>This is what I have so far:</p>
  
  <pre><code>$(function(){
   $('div.highlightable').click(function(){
      //change background color via CSS class
      $(this).addClass('highlighted);
      //set a timer to remove the highlighted class after N seconds .... how?
   });
  });
  </code></pre>