How to check if image exists with given url?

Use the error handler like this:

$('#image_id').error(function() {
  alert('Image does not exist !!');
});

If the image cannot be loaded (for example, because it is not present at the supplied URL), the alert is displayed:

Update:

I think using:

$.ajax({url:'somefile.dat',type:'HEAD',error:do_something});

would be enough to check for a 404.

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Update 2:

Your code should be like this:

$(this).error(function() {
  alert('Image does not exist !!');
});

No need for these lines and that won’t check if the remote file exists anyway:

var imgcheck = imgsrc.width;    

if (imgcheck==0) {
  alert("You have a zero size image");
} else { 
  //execute the rest of code here 
}

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