If the img src points to a non-existent file, will that prevent a 404 in your cache?
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If the img src points to a non-existent file, will that prevent a 404 in your cache?
Thanks!
Why not test it out?
Here’s a fiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/atFtS/ and the source:
Open up your browser inspector (I’m using Chrome), go to the network tab, and see what happens.
It did try to load the image, even though it’s not going to be rendered.
Here’s another fiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/atFtS/1/ where I added:
It still loaded the image and probably cached the 404 hit.