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jQuery: Access frame in nested frameset

rated 0 times [ 173] [ 1] / answers: 1 / hits: 34823 / 14 Years ago, mon, may 31, 2010, 12:00:00

I have a document which has a nested frameset. I need to access one of the nested frames, named sq_main, and access content inside this frame. Here is my structure:

<html>

<head>

<title>Title</title>

<meta http-equiv=Content-Type content=text/html; charset=utf-8>

</head>

<frameset rows=28,* frameborder=0 border=0>

  <frame src=/_admin/?SQ_BACKEND_PAGE=header name=sq_header scrolling=no marginwidth=0 marginheight=0>

  <frameset cols=380,10,* frameborder=0 border=0 id =main_frameset>

    <frame src=/_admin/?SQ_BACKEND_PAGE=sidenav name=sq_sidenav scrolling=no marginwidth=0 marginheight=0>

    <frame src=/_admin/?SQ_BACKEND_PAGE=resizer name=sq_resizer scrolling=no marginwidth=0 marginheight=0>

    <frame src=/_admin?SQ_BACKEND_PAGE=main&assetid=43&sq_from_frontend=1 name=sq_main marginwidth=0 marginheight=0 scrolling=yes>

  </frameset>

</frameset>

<noframes></noframes>

</html>

Sadly, I can't change the code, that is why I need to access it with jQuery. I have tried to write a jQuery selector to access the sq_main frame, but no luck so far:

$('body', parent.frames[0].sq_main).prepend('<h1>TEST!!!!</h1>');

Ideas on how to drill down into this ugly structure? :)

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answered 14 Years ago andrewb · Accepted Answer

Try to navigate one step at a time. IIRC, the frames array only works with iframes. Try the selector frame[name = 'sq_main'] instead.

Example by Ronny Sherer:

var frameDocument = $('frame[name=mainFrame]', top.document)[0].contentDocument;

$(frameDocument).find('body').prepend('<h1>TEST!!!!</h1>');