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## `ic-src` - The Source Attribute

### Summary

The `ic-src` attribute binds a given HTML element to a URL. It does not cause any requests to happen by itself, but it can respond to events caused by other attributes, such as `ic-poll` or `ic-post-to`.

When Intercooler issues a request for an element with an `ic-src`, it will issue a `GET` and will replace the current elements content with resulting HTML fragment, if it is different than the current content.

### Syntax

The value of the attribute should be a valid relative path (e.g. `ic-src="/foo/bar"`).

### Dependencies

`ic-src` implies a dependency on its path, and Intercooler will issue requests for elements whenever it detects an action that the path depends on. See Dependencies for more information.

### Example

Here is a simple example, using a poll interval to update:

      <div ic-src="/seconds" ic-poll="5s">You have been on this page for 0 seconds...</div>

You have been on this page for 0 seconds...