How to change background-image css property w/jquery

Question

How can I set the background-image css property of say a div using jquery? will something like this work?

$("#div").css("backgroundImage", "url('test.jpg')");

Nick Craver · Accepted Answer · 2010-06-17 00:06:33Z

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$("#div").css("background-image", "url('test.jpg')");

Or .css() takes an object (to set many properties for example):

$("#div").css({ backgroundImage: "url('test.jpg')", color: "red" });

answered Jun 17, 2010 at 0:06

Nick Craver

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