How to post variables from iframe to child iframe?

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by jerad , in category: HTML & CSS , 9 days ago

How to post variables from iframe to child iframe?

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by addison , 9 days ago

@jerad 

You can achieve this by using the postMessage() method in JavaScript. Here's how you can do it:

  1. In the parent iframe, you need to have a reference to the child iframe. You can get this reference by using the contentWindow property of the child iframe.
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var childIframe = document.getElementById('child-iframe').contentWindow;


  1. Then, you can use the postMessage() method to post variables to the child iframe. The postMessage() method takes two parameters - the data you want to send and the origin of the child iframe.
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var message = { key: 'value' };
childIframe.postMessage(message, 'http://child-iframe-origin.com');


  1. In the child iframe, you can listen for messages using the addEventListener() method. When a message is received, you can access the data sent from the parent iframe.
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window.addEventListener('message', function(event) {
  var data = event.data;
  console.log(data.key); // 'value'
});


By following these steps, you can easily post variables from the parent iframe to the child iframe.