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

To add to Matt Ball's answer, consider img.onload instead of img.addEventListener().

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

img.onload is easier to read and works better across user agents.