contentWindow

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contentWindow Property

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Retrieves the window object of the specified frame or iframe.

Syntax

HTML N/A
Scripting [ oWindow = ] document.all.object.contentWindow

HTML	N/A
Scripting	[ oWindow = ] document.all.object.contentWindow

Possible Values

oWindow Object that receives the window object.
The property is read-only. The property has no default value.

Remarks

This property is useful if you do not know the id of the frame or iframe you are accessing through a collection.

Example

The following example shows how to use the contentWindow property to change the URL of window objects contained inside several iframe objects.
<html>
<head>
<SCRIPT>
function fnNavigate()
{
for(i=0;i<document.all.length;i++)
{
if(document.all(i).tagName=="IFRAME")
{
document.all(i).contentWindow.location = "http://www.msn.com";
}
}
}
</SCRIPT>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<BUTTON onclick="fnNavigate();">Navigate Frames</BUTTON>
<P/>
<IFRAME SRC="http://www.microsoft.com" STYLE="width:100%;height:150px;">
</IFRAME>
<P/>
<IFRAME SRC="http://www.microsoft.com" STYLE="width:100%;height:150px;">
</IFRAME>
<P/>
<IFRAME SRC="http://www.microsoft.com" STYLE="width:100%;height:150px;"/>
</IFRAME>
</BODY>
</HTML>
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Standards Information

There is no public standard that applies to this property.

Applies To

FRAME, IFRAME