Load element in frame of frameset from another frame using javascript

Question

I'm using frame and frameset for my page. To access an element in a frame from another frame, I used this js code:

parent.frames['frame1'].document.getElementById('inputfield1');

But it just works well with Webkit. It's failed on Firefox. I think my code is wrong. How could I make it work on Firefox ?

<frameset id="fset" rows="60%,40%" frameborder="1"> 
     <frame name="frame1" src="...">
     <frame name="frame2" src="...">
</frameset>

do you have a good reason to be using frames?

zzzzBov
– zzzzBov

2012-01-19 19:36:09 +00:00
Commented Jan 19, 2012 at 19:36 — zzzzBov
– zzzzBov, Commented Jan 19, 2012 at 19:36

sevenkul · Accepted Answer · 2012-01-19 19:51:00Z

1

Insert the following into head section of your main page.

<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">
    function doSomething() {
        var iframe = document.getElementById('frame1');
        var innerDoc = iframe.contentDocument || iframe.contentWindow.document;
        var your_input_field = innerDoc.getElementById(inputfield1);
    }
</script>

You can then use parent.doSomething(); inside the frames to call doSomething() of main page which can reach both frames.

answered Jan 19, 2012 at 19:51

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