
//Store the image names in an array
var imageNames = new Array("cat.jpg", "dog.gif", "moose.png");

//Pass the array to the function that will preload them
preloadImages(imageNames);

function preloadImages(imageNames)
{
	//Create an Array object that will hold each image's name and location
	document.imageArray = new Array;

	//Loop through the image names
	for(var i = 0; i < imageNames.length; i++)
	{
		//Create an Image object for the particular image name
		document.imageArray[i] = new Image;

		//Specify the Image object's folder location
		document.imageArray[i].src = "http://mysite.com/images" + imageNames[i];
	}
}