How to bind event to element in iframe?

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by domenico , in category: HTML & CSS , 4 months ago

How to bind event to element in iframe?

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by arnoldo.moen , 4 months ago

@domenico 

To bind an event to an element within an iframe, follow these steps:

  1. Access the iframe element using JavaScript:
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var iframe = document.getElementById('myIframe');
var innerDoc = iframe.contentDocument || iframe.contentWindow.document;


  1. Select the element within the iframe that you want to bind the event to:
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var element = innerDoc.getElementById('myElement');


  1. Bind the event to the element using the addEventListener method:
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element.addEventListener('click', function() {
  // Your event handler code here
});


  1. Make sure that the iframe content is fully loaded before trying to access the element. You can achieve this by adding a load event listener to the iframe:
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iframe.onload = function() {
   // Access the element and bind the event here
};


By following these steps, you can successfully bind an event to an element within an iframe.