How to listen for click inside an iframe in react.js?
How to listen for click inside an iframe in react.js?
1 answer
@elisha_langworth
To listen for click events inside an iframe in React.js, you can first get a reference to the iframe element using a useRef hook or a callback ref. Then, you can add an event listener for the click event on the iframe element. Here's an example of how you can achieve this:
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import React, { useRef, useEffect } from 'react';
const MyComponent = () => {
const iframeRef = useRef(null);
useEffect(() => {
const iframe = iframeRef.current;
const handleIframeClick = (event) => {
// Do something when the iframe is clicked
console.log('Iframe clicked', event);
};
if (iframe) {
iframe.contentWindow.document.addEventListener('click', handleIframeClick);
}
return () => {
if (iframe) {
iframe.contentWindow.document.removeEventListener('click', handleIframeClick);
}
};
}, []);
return (
<iframe
ref={iframeRef}
src="https://www.example.com"
width="600"
height="400"
/>
);
};
export default MyComponent;
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In this example, we create a functional component MyComponent that contains an iframe element with a reference iframeRef. We then use the useEffect hook to add an event listener for the click event on the iframe element. Inside the event handler handleIframeClick, you can perform any action you want when the iframe is clicked.
Remember to cleanup the event listener by removing it in the return function of the useEffect hook to prevent memory leaks.