Preloading images with jQuery

function preload(arrayOfImages) {      $(arrayOfImages).each(function(){          $('<img/>')[0].src = this;          // Alternatively you could use:          // (new Image()).src = this;      });  }    // Usage:    preload([      'img/imageName.jpg',      'img/anotherOne.jpg',      'img/blahblahblah.jpg'  ]);

Or, if you want a jQuery plugin:

$.fn.preload = function() {      this.each(function(){          $('<img/>')[0].src = this;      });  }    // Usage:    $(['img1.jpg','img2.jpg','img3.jpg']).preload();