Javascript – jQuery/JavaScript to replace broken images

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I have a web page that includes a bunch of images. Sometimes the image isn't available, so a broken image is displayed in the client's browser.

How do I use jQuery to get the set of images, filter it to broken images then replace the src?


–I thought it would be easier to do this with jQuery, but it turned out much easier to just use a pure JavaScript solution, that is, the one provided by Prestaul.

Best Answer

Handle the onError event for the image to reassign its source using JavaScript:

function imgError(image) {
    image.onerror = "";
    image.src = "/images/noimage.gif";
    return true;
}
<img src="image.png" onerror="imgError(this);"/>

Or without a JavaScript function:

<img src="image.png" onError="this.onerror=null;this.src='/images/noimage.gif';" />

The following compatibility table lists the browsers that support the error facility:

http://www.quirksmode.org/dom/events/error.html