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 iframe Object
IFRAME Element | iframe Object

Creates inline floating frames.

Members Table

The following table lists the members exposed by the iframe object.

Attributes/Properties
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AttributePropertyDescription
ALIGNalign Sets or retrieves a value that indicates the table alignment.
ALLOWTRANSPARENCYallowTransparency Sets or retrieves whether the object can be transparent.
APPLICATION Indicates whether the content of the object is an HTML Application (HTA), which is exempt from the browser security model.
aria-busy New for Windows Internet Explorer 8 ariaBusy Sets or retrieves a value indicating whether a live region is finished updating.
aria-checked New for Internet Explorer 8 ariaChecked Sets or retrieves the checked state of this element.
aria-controls New for Internet Explorer 8 ariaControls Sets or retrieves the list of elements that are controlled by the current element.
aria-describedby New for Internet Explorer 8 ariaDescribedby Sets or retrieves a list of elements that describe the current object.
aria-disabled New for Internet Explorer 8 ariaDisabled Sets or retrieves the disabled state of this element.
aria-expanded New for Internet Explorer 8 ariaExpanded Sets or retrieves the expanded state of this element.
aria-flowto New for Internet Explorer 8 ariaFlowto Sets or retrieves the recommended reading order of content.
aria-haspopup New for Internet Explorer 8 ariaHaspopup Sets or retrieves a value indicating whether this element may display a pop-up window.
aria-hidden New for Internet Explorer 8 ariaHidden Sets or retrieves the hidden state of this element.
aria-invalid New for Internet Explorer 8 ariaInvalid Sets or retrieves the invalid state of this element.
aria-labelledby New for Internet Explorer 8 ariaLabelledby Sets or retrieves a list of elements that provide a label for the current object.
aria-level New for Internet Explorer 8 ariaLevel Sets or retrieves the level of this element.
aria-multiselect New for Internet Explorer 8 ariaMultiselect Sets or retrieves the multiple-selection state of this element.
aria-owns New for Internet Explorer 8 ariaOwns Sets or retrieves a list of child objects, including elements that are not direct descendants of the current object.
aria-posinset New for Internet Explorer 8 ariaPosinset Sets or retrieves the current position of an item within a set.
aria-pressed New for Internet Explorer 8 ariaPressed Sets or retrieves the pressed state of a button that can be toggled.
aria-readonly New for Internet Explorer 8 ariaReadonly Sets or retrieves the read-only state of this element.
aria-required New for Internet Explorer 8 ariaRequired Sets or retrieves the form-completion requirement of this element.
aria-secret New for Internet Explorer 8 ariaSecret Sets or retrieves the secret state of this element.
aria-selected New for Internet Explorer 8 ariaSelected Sets or retrieves the selection state of this element.
aria-setsize New for Internet Explorer 8 ariaSetsize Sets or retrieves the set size of this element.
aria-valuemax New for Internet Explorer 8 ariaValuemax Sets or retrieves the maximum value that a user can provide.
aria-valuemin New for Internet Explorer 8 ariaValuemin Sets or retrieves the minimum value that a user can provide.
aria-valuenow New for Internet Explorer 8 ariaValuenow Sets or retrieves the current value of the element.
ATOMICSELECTION Specifies whether the element and its contents must be selected as a whole, indivisible unit.
attributes New for Internet Explorer 8  Retrieves a collection of attributes of the object.
BORDERborder Sets or retrieves the space between the frames, including the 3-D border.
canHaveChildren Gets a value indicating whether the object can contain child objects.
canHaveHTML Sets or retrieves the value indicating whether the object can contain rich HTML markup.
CLASSclassName Sets or retrieves the class of the object.
constructor New for Internet Explorer 8  Returns a references to the constructor of an object.
contentDocument New for Internet Explorer 8  Retrieves the document object of the page or frame.
contentWindow Retrieves the window object of the specified frame or iframe.
DATAFLDdataFld Sets or gets which field of a given data source, as specified by the dataSrc property, to bind to the specified object.
DATASRCdataSrc Sets or gets the source of the data for data binding.
firstChild Retrieves a reference to the first child in the childNodes collection of the object.
FRAMEBORDERframeBorder Sets or retrieves whether to display a border for the frame.
HEIGHTheight Sets or retrieves the height of the object.
HIDEFOCUShideFocus Sets or gets the value that indicates whether the object visibly shows that it has focus.
HSPACEhspace Sets or retrieves the horizontal margin for the object.
IDid Retrieves the string identifying the object.
innerText Sets or retrieves the text between the start and end tags of the object.
isContentEditable Gets the value that indicates whether the user can edit the contents of the object.
isDisabled Gets the value that indicates whether the user can interact with the object.
isMultiLine Retrieves the value indicating whether the content of the object contains one or more lines.
isTextEdit Retrieves whether a TextRange object can be created using the object.
LANGlang Sets or retrieves the language to use.
LANGUAGElanguage Sets or retrieves the language in which the current script is written.
lastChild Retrieves a reference to the last child in the childNodes collection of an object.
longDesc Sets or retrieves a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) to a long description of the object.
MARGINHEIGHTmarginHeight Sets or retrieves the top and bottom margin heights before displaying the text in a frame.
MARGINWIDTHmarginWidth Sets or retrieves the left and right margin widths before displaying the text in a frame.
 New for Internet Explorer 8 msBlockProgression Sets or retrieves the block progression and layout orientation.
NAMEname Sets or retrieves the frame name.
nextSibling Retrieves a reference to the next child of the parent for the object.
nodeName Retrieves the name of a particular type of node.
nodeType Retrieves the type of the requested node.
nodeValue Sets or retrieves the value of a node.
offsetHeight Retrieves the height of the object relative to the layout or coordinate parent, as specified by the offsetParent property.
offsetLeft Retrieves the calculated left position of the object relative to the layout or coordinate parent, as specified by the offsetParent property.
offsetParent Retrieves a reference to the container object that defines the offsetTop and offsetLeft properties of the object.
offsetTop Retrieves the calculated top position of the object relative to the layout or coordinate parent, as specified by the offsetParent property.
offsetWidth Retrieves the width of the object relative to the layout or coordinate parent, as specified by the offsetParent property.
onOffBehavior Gets an object that indicates whether the specified Microsoft DirectAnimation behavior is running.
outerHTML Sets or retrieves the object and its content in HTML.
outerText Sets or retrieves the text of the object.
ownerDocument Retrieves the document object associated with the node.
parentElement Retrieves the parent object in the object hierarchy.
parentNode Retrieves the parent object in the document hierarchy.
parentTextEdit Retrieves the container object in the document hierarchy that can be used to create a TextRange containing the original object.
previousSibling Retrieves a reference to the previous child of the parent for the object.
readyState Retrieves the current state of the object.
readyState Retrieves a value that indicates the current state of the object.
recordNumber Retrieves the ordinal record from the data set that generated the object.
 New for Internet Explorer 8 role Sets or retrieves the role for this element.
scopeName Gets the namespace defined for the element.
SCROLLINGscrolling Sets or retrieves whether the frame can be scrolled.
SECURITY Sets the value indicating whether the source file of a frame or iframe has specific security restrictions applied.
sourceIndex Retrieves the ordinal position of the object, in source order, as the object appears in the document's all collection.
SRCsrc Sets or retrieves a URL to be loaded by the object.
STYLE Sets an inline style for the element.
TABINDEXtabIndex Sets or retrieves the index that defines the tab order for the object.
tagName Retrieves the tag name of the object.
tagUrn Sets or gets the Uniform Resource Name (URN) specified in the namespace declaration.
TITLEtitle Sets or retrieves advisory information (a ToolTip) for the object.
uniqueID Retrieves an autogenerated, unique identifier for the object.
UNSELECTABLE Specifies that an element cannot be selected.
VSPACEvspace Sets or retrieves the vertical margin for the object.
WIDTHwidth Sets or retrieves the width of the object.
BehaviorDescription
clientCaps Provides information about features supported by Internet Explorer, as well as a way for installing browser components on demand.
download Downloads a file and notifies a specified callback function when the download is complete.
homePage Contains information about a user's homepage.
time Provides an active timeline for an HTML element.
time2 Provides an active timeline for an HTML element or group of elements.
CollectionDescription
all Returns a reference to the collection of elements contained by the object.
attributes Retrieves a collection of attributes of the object.
behaviorUrns Returns a collection of Uniform Resource Name (URN) strings identifying the behaviors attached to the element.
childNodes Retrieves a collection of HTML Elements and TextNode objects that are direct descendants of the specified object.
children Retrieves a collection of DHTML Objects that are direct descendants of the object.
EventDescription
onactivate Fires when the object is set as the active element.
onafterupdate Fires on a databound object after successfully updating the associated data in the data source object.
onbeforedeactivate Fires immediately before the activeElement is changed from the current object to another object in the parent document.
onbeforeupdate Fires on a databound object before updating the associated data in the data source object.
onblur Fires when the object loses the input focus.
oncontrolselect Fires when the user is about to make a control selection of the object.
ondeactivate Fires when the activeElement is changed from the current object to another object in the parent document.
onerrorupdate Fires on a databound object when an error occurs while updating the associated data in the data source object.
onfocus Fires when the object receives focus.
onload Fires immediately after the browser loads the object.
onmove Fires when the object moves.
onmoveend Fires when the object stops moving.
onmovestart Fires when the object starts to move.
onreadystatechange Fires when the state of the object has changed.
onresizeend Fires when the user finishes changing the dimensions of the object in a control selection.
onresizestart Fires when the user begins to change the dimensions of the object in a control selection.
ontimeerror Fires whenever a time-specific error occurs, usually as a result of setting a property to an invalid value.
Filter propertyDescription
Alpha Adjusts the opacity of the content of the object.
AlphaImageLoader Displays an image within the boundaries of the object and between the object background and content, with options to clip or resize the image. When loading a Portable Network Graphics (PNG) image, tranparency—from zero to 100 percent—is supported.
Barn Reveals new content of the object with a motion that resembles doors opening or closing.
BasicImage Adjusts the color processing, image rotation, or opacity of the content of the object.
BlendTrans Reveals new content of the object by fading the original content.
Blinds Reveals new content of the object with a motion that appears to open or close blinds.
Blur Blurs the content of the object so that it appears out of focus.
CheckerBoard Reveals new content of the object by uncovering squares placed like a checkerboard over the original content.
Chroma Displays a specific color of the content of the object as transparent.
Compositor Displays new content of the object as a logical color combination of the new and original content. The color and alpha values of each version of the content are evaluated to determine the final color on the output image.
DropShadow Creates a solid silhouette of the content of the object, offset in the specified direction. This creates the illusion that the content is floating and casting a shadow.
Emboss Displays the content of the object as an embossed texture using grayscale values.
Engrave Displays the content of the object as an engraved texture using grayscale values.
Fade Reveals new content of the object by fading out the original content.
FlipH Displays the content of the object flipped across the horizontal axis.
FlipV Displays the content of the object flipped across the vertical axis.
Glow Adds radiance around the outside edges of the content of the object so that it appears to glow.
Gradient Displays a colored surface between the object's background and content.
GradientW