In a Chrome Extension content script, must I wait for document.ready before processing the document?

Question

Specifically, I\'m evaluating all of the images on a page to see if they have a certain attribute, and then adding some new to the DOM based on those attributes

Answer 1

Short answer: yes.

Long answer: jQuery won't be able to grab any DOM elements that aren't already rendered. I know i've gotten into trouble a few times and it can be quite annoying to debug something for awhile and then realize I forgot to wrap the code in a document.ready. If its working for you, it's because your lucky. Also, you dont need to wrap it in a document.ready if your scripts are at the bottom of your page, just above your closing body tag.