How to extract postimage url from wordpress post?

Question

Hey guys. So my question is just like in the title. How to extract postimage url from wordpress post? So for example if wordpress postimage() function outputs something like:

<img src="some_img_url.jpg">

I'm only interested in some_img_url.jpg.

Answer 1

I think this may be of help: http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/get_the_post_thumbnail.

Answer 2

The question sounds quite vague like this (to me at least), but at first glance – and if it's a quick client side solution that you're looking for(?) – I'd try using jQuery, more specifically the .attr() method. See the last example of the official documentation, for example: http://api.jquery.com/attr/