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 −