Dynamic HTML: The Definitive Reference

Name

FRAME — NN n/a IE 4 DOM 1

Synopsis

The FRAME object reflects the FRAME element, which can only be generated inside a FRAMESET element. While Navigator knows about frames as objects, it treats a frame precisely like a window object. Internet Explorer 3 and later also observe this behavior. Therefore, for cross-platform access to frame properties and methods, see the window object listing in this chapter. But if you need access to the properties listed in this section, you must access the FRAME object via its frame ID (not name). Be aware that references to frame objects shown in this section may not work properly in the Windows 95 version of Internet Explorer 4. Also, the windowRef placeholder may be filled with parent or top if the reference is in a script contained by a child frame.

HTML Equivalent

<FRAME>

Object Model Reference

IE

[ windowRef .]document.all.frameID

Properties

borderColor	frameBorder	language	parentElement	src
className	height	marginHeight	parentTextEdit	style
dataFld	id	marginWidth	sourceIndex	tagName
dataSrc	isTextEdit	name	scrolling	title
document	lang	noResize

Methods

contains( )	removeAttribute( )	setAttribute( )
getAttribute( )

Collections/Arrays

all[]

children[]