set background image via jquery code example

Example 1: change background image with jquery

jQuery(document).ready(function($) {
    $('.bg-image').css("background-image", "url('myurl.jpg')");
});

Example 2: add background image to div using jquery

var imageUrl = "images/sky.jpg";
$(".div_with_class").css("background-image", "url(" + imageUrl + ")");