javascript, image onload() doesnt fire in webkit if loading same image

Question

I have an element and I\'m changing its src attribute. The element has an onload handler function attached. Each time i ch

Answer 1

This is a known bug. Here's the workaround from that link:

This is not a bug. WebKit is just more strict. You must instantiate a new Image() object before the replacement, like this:

var photo = document.getElementById('image_id');
var img = new Image();
img.addEventListener('load', myFunction, false);
img.src = 'http://newimgsource.jpg';
photo.src = img.src;