JQuery fadeIn() on DOM element creation?

How do I create a DOM element in JQuery and fade it in to show up, instead of having it show up immediately?

I try this:

var myDiv = "<div>Hello!</div>"
$("somePlace").after(myDiv).fadeIn('fast');

but this doesn't work, since the .after(myDiv) makes it popup immediately. Any solutions? Thanks!

From stackoverflow

• Add it with a class which is hidden at the start.

  <style>
  .hidden {
    display:none;
  }
  </style>
  
  <div class="hidden">
   Won't be seen.
  </div>
  

• $("<div>Hello</div>").hide().appendTo("somePlace").fadeIn("fast");
  

  altCognito : +1 Sigh. Oh yeah, good point.

  Jasie : Thanks cletus! Thanks altCognito for the alternative.