How do I check if file exists in jQuery or pure JavaScript?

Question

How do I check if a file on my server exists in jQuery or pure JavaScript?

Answer 1

This doesn't address the OP's question, but for anyone who is returning results from a database: here's a simple method I used.

If the user didn't upload an avatar the avatar field would be NULL, so I'd insert a default avatar image from the img directory.

function getAvatar(avatar) {
    if(avatar == null) {
        return '/img/avatar.jpg';
    } else {
        return '/avi/' + avatar;
    }
}

then