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HTML DOM IFrame Object


IFrame Object

The IFrame object represents an HTML <iframe> element.

Access an IFrame Object

You can access an <iframe> element by using getElementById():

Example

var x = document.getElementById("myFrame");
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Tip: You can also access an <iframe> element by using the window.frames property.

Create an IFrame Object

You can create an <iframe> element by using the document.createElement() method:

Example

var x = document.createElement("IFRAME");
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IFrame Object Properties

= Property added in HTML5.

Property Description
align Not supported in HTML5. Use style.cssFloat instead.
Sets or returns the value of the align attribute in an iframe
contentDocument Returns the document object generated by an iframe
contentWindow Returns the window object generated by an iframe
frameBorder Not supported in HTML5. Use style.border instead.
Sets or returns the value of the frameborder attribute in an iframe
height Sets or returns the value of the height attribute in an iframe
longDesc Not supported in HTML5.
Sets or returns the value of the longdesc attribute in an iframe
marginHeight Not supported in HTML5. Use style.margin instead.
Sets or returns the value of the marginheight attribute in an iframe
marginWidth Not supported in HTML5. Use style.margin instead.
Sets or returns the value of the marginwidth attribute in an iframe
name Sets or returns the value of the name attribute in an iframe
sandbox Returns the value of the sandbox attribute in an iframe
scrolling Not supported in HTML5.
Sets or returns the value of the scrolling attribute in an iframe
seamless Sets or returns whether an iframe should look like it is a part of the containing document (no borders or scrollbars), or not
src Sets or returns the value of the src attribute in an iframe
srcdoc Sets or returns the value of the srcdoc attribute in an iframe
width Sets or returns the value of the width attribute in an iframe

Standard Properties and Events

The IFrame object also supports the standard properties and events.


Related Pages

HTML reference: HTML <iframe> tag