The HTML DOM Window frameElement property returns a HTML element corresponding to the window in which it is embedded such as <embed>, <iframe>, or <object>.
Syntax
Following is the syntax −
Returning window embedding element
window.frameElement
Example
Let us see an example of HTML DOM Window frameElement property −
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>HTML DOM Window frameElement</title>
<style>
* {
padding: 2px;
margin:5px;
}
form {
width:70%;
margin: 0 auto;
text-align: center;
}
input[type="button"] {
border-radius: 10px;
</style>
</head>
<body>
<form>
<fieldset>
<legend>HTML-DOM-Window-frameElement</legend>
<input id="urlSelect" type="url" placeholder="Type URL here...">
<input type="button" value="Go To" onclick="goToURL()">
<div id="divDisplay"></div>
</fieldset>
</form>
<script>
var urlSelect = document.getElementById("urlSelect");
var divDisplay = document.getElementById("divDisplay");
function goToURL() {
if(window.frameElement){
window.frameElement.src=urlSelect.value;
divDisplay.textContent = 'Current Window is embedded';
}
else
divDisplay.textContent = 'Current Window is not embedded';
}
</script>
</body>
</html>Output
Clicking ‘Go To’ button with url field set −
Changed source of embedding element −
