iFrame Source With JavaScript - Opera

[gookymedia]

Hi

 

Why does this code not work in Opera? The src never seems to be set, works fine in Firefox etc:

 

<iframe id="hidden_iframe" name="hidden_iframe" src=""></iframe>
<script type="text/javascript">


document.getElementById ('hidden_iframe').src = 'http://www.jointsocial.com/cometwire.php';	



</script>

[ManiacDan]

Per the first page of google results, the proper way to change the URL of an iframe is by using iframeObj.contentWindow.location;  NOT .src.

 

-Dan

[gookymedia]

Dan,

 

So are you saying:

 

document.getElementById ('hidden_iframe').iframeObj.contentWindow.location = 'URL';

 

I have never actually seen that before though I rarely use iFrames!

[ManiacDan]

That's what the search results said, give it a try.

 

-Dan

[gookymedia]

Nope works in FF but still not Opera. Its like it doesnt even load anything into the iframe. 

[Wildbug]

I'm using Opera 10.63 under Linux, and I've just run a few tests using IFRAME.  First of all, according to (the book) Dynamic HTML setting .src is a legitimate way to load a page into an IFRAME, and I can confirm it works under FF and Opera.  Supposedly it's level-1 DOM and works all the way back to IE4.

 

Secondly, how are you confirming that nothing is loading into the IFRAME?  Via code or visually?  If the URL of the document and the IFRAME don't share the same domain, you're not going to be able to access the IFRAME properties because of Same Origin Policy.