[jQuery] cancel ".hide()"

[Matthias Coy]

Hi there,

I have a relativly simple question, first some code:

$(".classoflinks").hover(function() {
   $("#myDiv").show();
}, function() {
   setTimeout(function() { $("#myDiv").hide(); }, 4000);
});

so that's what I'm doing. Mouseover shows the div, mouseout hides the 
div after 4 seconds. Now the tricky part:

When I hover over the shown div, I want to stop the hiding. Something like:

$("#myDiv").hover(function(){
   $(this).stopHide();
}, function() {
   setTimeout(function() { $("#myDiv").hide(); }, 4000);
});

what do I have to do instead of my not existing function "stopHide()"?

Sincerely
        Matthias

PS: maybe a dumb question but I'm pretty new to jquery.