Removing Image Src Attribute

Removing the src attribute on an image tag doesn't seem to redraw the view on iOS(7) or Android (KitKat). Neither does changing the attribute to a blank value. Desktop browsers wor

Solution 1:

You could force element redraw using this kind of snippet:

$.fn.redraw = function(){
    returnthis.hide().show(0);
};

Or maybe better:

$.fn.redraw = function(){
    returnthis.each(function(){
        var zIndex = $(this).css('z-index');
        $(this).css('z-index',-1).css('z-index',zIndex);
    });
};

Then use it as e.g:

$('#imgPreview').removeAttr('src').redraw();