Preloading images with JavaScript

Question

Is the function I wrote below enough to preload images in most, if not all, browsers commonly used today?

function preloadImage(url)
{
    var img=new Image(         


        

Answer 1

Solution for ECMAScript 2017 compliant browsers

Note: this will also work if you are using a transpiler like Babel.

'use strict';

function imageLoaded(src, alt = '') {
    return new Promise(function(resolve) {
        const image = document.createElement('img');

        image.setAttribute('alt', alt);
        image.setAttribute('src', src);

        image.addEventListener('load', function() {
            resolve(image);
        });
    });
}

async function runExample() {
    console.log("Fetching my cat's image...");

    const myCat = await imageLoaded('https://placekitten.com/500');

    console.log("My cat's image is ready! Now is the time to load my dog's image...");

    const myDog = await imageLoaded('https://placedog.net/500');

    console.log('Whoa! This is now the time to enable my galery.');

    document.body.appendChild(myCat);
    document.body.appendChild(myDog);
}

runExample();

You could also have waited for all images to load.

async function runExample() {
    const [myCat, myDog] = [
        await imageLoaded('https://placekitten.com/500'),
        await imageLoaded('https://placedog.net/500')
    ];

    document.body.appendChild(myCat);
    document.body.appendChild(myDog);
}

Or use Promise.all to load them in parallel.

async function runExample() {
    const [myCat, myDog] = await Promise.all([
        imageLoaded('https://placekitten.com/500'),
        imageLoaded('https://placedog.net/500')
    ]);

    document.body.appendChild(myCat);
    document.body.appendChild(myDog);
}

More about Promises.

More about "Async" functions.

More about the destructuring assignment.

More about ECMAScript 2015.

More about ECMAScript 2017.