| Depr. | Version |
|---|---|
| No | HTML 4.01 |
| IE5.5+ | FF1+ | SA1.3+ | OP9.2+ | CH2+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Full | Full | Full | Full |
Syntax
Description
The
iframe’s name attribute provides
a mechanism for referencing the iframe (and hence its
content), perhaps for the purposes of client-side scripting - referencing
values that may be stored in JavaScript variables in other windows, for
example, or to get access to the window so that the document can be
interrogated or adapted using the Document Object Model (DOM).
Example
Thename
attribute provides a way of referencing the window(as
"floater") : <iframe src="iframe-content.html" height="200" width="200" frameborder="1" name="floater"> <p>Your browser does not support iframes. That kinda sucks, eh?</p> </iframe>
Value
Any name that the developer chooses (not containing spaces or special characters).
Compatibility
| Internet Explorer | Firefox | Safari | Opera | Chrome | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.5 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 9.2 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 2.0 |
| Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full |
It causes no compatibility issues, and has excellent support across all tested browsers.
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