Jquery - problem writing a function for common tasks
<p>I have the following code for a menu system which includes a lot of parts which are common in every menu item.</p>

<p>I'm struggling to put the common code into functions which I can then call as needed - so I don't need to have hundreds of lines of identical code.</p>

<p>Can anyone help point me in the right direction?</p>

<pre><code>$("#test1").hover( function() {

    $(this).animate({
        width: "599px",
        left: "0px",
        height: "168px",
        backgroundColor: "#d7df23",
        opacity: 0.95
    }, 100).css({'z-index': "10", 'border-top': 'none'});

// Start of common code     
        $(this).find(".thumb").animate({
            width: "150px",
            height: "150px",
            marginTop: "8px",
            marginRight: "0px",
            marginBottom: "0px",
            marginLeft: "12px"
        }, 100).attr('src','images/home/animatedMenu/1IMG.jpg').css({'border': '1px solid #FFF'});
// End of common code

    $(this).find("h2").animate({
        left: "600px"
    }, 100).hide();

    $(this).find(".moredetail").delay(150).animate({
        left: "0px"
    }, {
        duration: 150,
        easing: 'easeInBounce'
    });

}, function() {

    $(this).clearQueue().animate({
        width: "246px",
        left: "9px",
        height: "83px",
        backgroundColor: "#222",
        opacity: 0.90
    }, 100).css({'z-index': "1", 'border-top': '1px solid #444'});

    // Start of common code
    $(this).find(".thumb").animate({
        width: "68px",
        height: "68px",
        marginTop: "6px",
        marginRight: "0px",
        marginBottom: "0px",
        marginLeft: "13px"
    }, 100).attr('src','images/home/animatedMenu/1IMGup.jpg').css({'border': '1px solid #000'});
// End of common code

    $(this).find("h2").show().animate({
        left: "0px"
    }, {
        duration: 350,
        easing: 'easeOutBounce'
    });

    $(this).find(".moredetail").animate({
        left: "600px"
    }, 100);

}); 
</code></pre>
