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Revision: 9504
at November 10, 2008 22:34 by nighthawk
Updated Code 
// preloading function of images
jQuery.preloadImages = function()
{
  for(var i = 0; i<arguments.length; i++)
  {
    jQuery("<img>").attr("src", arguments[i]);
  }
};

// use like
$.preloadImages("image1.gif", "/path/to/image2.png", "some/image3.jpg");

Revision: 9503
at November 10, 2008 18:49 by nighthawk
Updated Code 
// preloading function of images
jQuery.preloadImages = function()
{
  for(var i = 0; i<arguments.length; i++)
  {
    jQuery("<img>").attr("src", arguments[i]);
  }
}

// use like
$.preloadImages("image1.gif", "/path/to/image2.png", "some/image3.jpg");

Revision: 9502
at November 10, 2008 18:45 by nighthawk
Initial Code 
// preloading function of images
jQuery.preloadImages = function()
{
  for(var i = 0; i<arguments.length; i++)
  {
    jQuery("<img>").attr("src", arguments[i]);
  }
}

// use like
$.preloadImages("image1.gif", "/path/to/image2.png", "some/image3.jpg");

// preloading function for arbitrary content (which usually contains images)
jQuery.preloadContent = function(){
  for(var i = 0; i<arguments.length; i++)
  {
    jQuery("<div>").html(arguments[i]);
  }
}

// use like (myvar being a JS variable with content to preload)
$.preloadContent(myvar1, myvar2);
Initial URL 
http://www.innovatingtomorrow.net/2008/04/30/preloading-content-jquery
Initial Description 
Thanks to Matt Farina

Also see similar snippet for preloading arbitrary content, e.g. media in content received via AJAX.
Initial Title 
jQuery preloading images
Initial Tags 
javascript, jquery
Initial Language 
JavaScript