IFRAME XHTML Element

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4/8/2010

The IFRAME element specifies an inline frame within a section of text. This is a block element and does not require a closing tag.

Using this Element

There are some common properties and collections that apply to all the elements of the document object model, see Common Properties, Methods and Collections for the HTML Elements in Internet Explorer Mobile.

This element can be used within a web page with attributes.

This element can be used within scripts where it will have properties, events and methods.

The following table shows items that Internet Explorer Mobile supports

Attribute	Value	Description
ALIGN		Default is bottom.
	bottom	This is the default setting.
	left
	middle
	right
	top
CLASS		Associates the element with a CSS style.
FRAMEBORDER	0,1	Specifies if a border should is drawn. A value of 0 suppresses the border and a value of 1 results in a border. Default is 1 pixel.
HEIGHT	1…#	Specifies the height of the image in pixels or as a percentage of the parent object. Default 100 pixels
ID		Uniquely identifies the element within a document.
NAME	String	Specifies the name of the frame
SCROLLING		Specifies whether or not the user can scroll the inline frame's content.
	auto	The browser determines if scrollbars are necessary. This is the default setting.
	yes	The frame can be scrolled.
	no	The frame cannot scroll.
SRC	URL	Specifies the URL to be loaded in the IFRAME. The default page is "about:blank."
STYLE		Provides the definition of the CSS styles used for this element.
WIDTH	1…#	Specifies the width of the image in pixels or as a percentage of the parent object. Default 100 pixels

The following table shows items that Internet Explorer Mobile supports.

Property	Type	Access	Comments
document	object	Read Only	Retrieves the Automation object of the active document, if any.
height	Number	Read-only	Retrieves the calculated height of the object.
offsetHeight	Number	Read-only	Contains the height of the object in pixels, relative to the parent element.
offsetLeft	Number	Read-only	Contains the number of pixels from the left of the parent element.
offsetParent	String	Read-only	Contains a reference to the container object that defines the offsetTop and offsetLeft properties of the object.
offsetTop	Number	Read-only	Contains the number of pixels from the top of the parent element
offsetWidth	Number	Read-only	Contains the width of the object in pixels, relative to the parent element.
scrolling	string	Read Only	Sets or retrieves whether the frame can be scrolled.
src	string	Read Only	Sets or retrieves a URL to be loaded by the object.
width	Number	Read-only	Retrieves the calculated width of the object.

This element has no associated events.

Method Arguments Description

Method	Arguments	Description
getAttribute	option	Syntax: `vAttrValue=iframe.getAttribute(sAttrName[,iFlags])` Returns the value of the specified attribute. If the attribute is not present then a NULL is returned. sAttrName is a String containing the name of the attribute. iFlags is an integer that specifies one or more of the following: 0 (Default) Performs a property search that is not case-sensitive, and returns an interpolated value if the property is found. 1 Performs a case-sensitive property search. To find a match, the uppercase and lowercase letters in sAttrName must exactly match those in the attribute name. 2 Returns the value exactly as it was set in script or in the source document.

getAttribute

option

Syntax:

vAttrValue=iframe.getAttribute(sAttrName[,iFlags])

Windows Mobile

Windows Mobile 6 and later