why do I keep seeing "//" instead of "http://" for resources lately?

Question

I saw more an more Javascript files and pictures and CSS loaded like this:

src="//somepath"

instead of

src="http://somepath"

What is this and what does it mean? Is there any documentation to it?

Thanks!

possible duplicate of [Using // in a – Quentin Feb 20 '12 at 09:23 — Quentin, Feb 20 '12 at 09:23

score 12 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 20 '12 at 09:18

12

This is called protocol-relative URLs. Paul Irish has written a nice blog post about it.

answered Feb 20 '12 at 09:18

ruhleder

Thank you for your answer. It's weird though, because I only saw this a few months back ... or maybe I wasn't paying enough attention :). – Sorin Buturugeanu Feb 20 '12 at 09:22
+1 for the link, I've added that to an answer of mine on the same topic from early last year. – slugster Feb 20 '12 at 09:30

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