FRAME Element | frame Object

Specifies an individual frame within a FRAMESET element.

Members Table

Attribute	Property	Description
ALLOWTRANSPARENCY	allowTransparency	Sets or retrieves whether the object can be transparent.
APPLICATION		Indicates whether the content of the object is an HTML Application (HTA) and, therefore, exempt from the browser security model.
ATOMICSELECTION		Specifies whether the element and its contents must be selected as a whole, indivisible unit.
BORDERCOLOR	borderColor	Sets or retrieves the border color of the object.
	canHaveHTML	Sets or retrieves the value indicating whether the object can contain rich HTML markup.
CLASS	className	Sets or retrieves the class of the object.
	contentWindow	Retrieves the window object of the specified frame or iframe.
DATAFLD	dataFld	Sets or retrieves which field of a given data source, as specified by the dataSrc property, to bind to the specified object.
DATASRC	dataSrc	Sets or retrieves the source of the data for data binding.
	disabled	Sets or retrieves the value that indicates whether the user can interact with the object.
	firstChild	Retrieves a reference to the first child in the childNodes collection of the object.
FRAMEBORDER	frameBorder	Sets or retrieves whether to display a border for the frame.
HEIGHT	height	Retrieves the height of the object.
HIDEFOCUS	hideFocus	Sets or retrieves the value indicating whether the object visibly indicates that it has focus.
ID	id	Retrieves the string identifying the object.
	isContentEditable	Retrieves the value indicating whether the user can edit the contents of the object.
	isDisabled	Retrieves the value indicating whether the user can interact with the object.
	isMultiLine	Retrieves the value indicating whether the content of the object contains one or more lines.
	isTextEdit	Retrieves whether a TextRange object can be created using the object.
LANG	lang	Sets or retrieves the language to use.
LANGUAGE	language	Sets or retrieves the language in which the current script is written.
	lastChild	Retrieves a reference to the last child in the childNodes collection of an object.
	longDesc	Sets or retrieves a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) to a long description of the object.
MARGINHEIGHT	marginHeight	Sets or retrieves the top and bottom margin heights before displaying the text in a frame.
MARGINWIDTH	marginWidth	Sets or retrieves the left and right margin widths before displaying the text in a frame.
NAME	name	Sets or retrieves the frame name.
	nextSibling	Retrieves a reference to the next child of the parent for the object.
	nodeName	Retrieves the name of a particular type of node.
	nodeType	Retrieves the type of the requested node.
	nodeValue	Sets or retrieves the value of a node.
NORESIZE	noResize	Sets or retrieves whether the user can resize the frame.
	offsetHeight	Retrieves the height of the object relative to the layout or coordinate parent, as specified by the offsetParent property.
	offsetLeft	Retrieves the calculated left position of the object relative to the layout or coordinate parent, as specified by the offsetParent property.
	offsetParent	Retrieves a reference to the container object that defines the offsetTop and offsetLeft properties of the object.
	offsetTop	Retrieves the calculated top position of the object relative to the layout or coordinate parent, as specified by the offsetParent property.
	offsetWidth	Retrieves the width of the object relative to the layout or coordinate parent, as specified by the offsetParent property.
	ownerDocument	Sets or retrieves the document object associated with the node.
	parentElement	Retrieves the parent object in the object hierarchy.
	parentNode	Retrieves the parent object in the document hierarchy.
	parentTextEdit	Retrieves the container object in the document hierarchy that can be used to create a TextRange containing the original object.
	previousSibling	Retrieves a reference to the previous child of the parent for the object.
	readyState	Retrieves a value that indicates the current state of the object.
	recordNumber	Retrieves the ordinal record from the data set that generated the object.
	scopeName	Retrieves the namespace defined for the element.
SCROLLING	scrolling	Sets or retrieves whether the frame can be scrolled.
SECURITY		Sets the value indicating whether the source file of a frame or iframe has specific security restrictions applied.
	self	Retrieves a reference to the current window or frame.
	sourceIndex	Retrieves the ordinal position of the object, in source order, as the object appears in the document's all collection.
SRC	src	Sets or retrieves a URL to be loaded by the object.
TABINDEX	tabIndex	Sets or retrieves the index that defines the tab order for the object.
	tagName	Retrieves the tag name of the object.
	tagUrn	Sets or retrieves the Uniform Resource Name (URN) specified in the namespace declaration.
TITLE	title	Sets or retrieves advisory information (a ToolTip) for the object.
	uniqueID	Retrieves an autogenerated, unique identifier for the object.
UNSELECTABLE		Specifies that an element cannot be selected.
WIDTH	width	Retrieves the width of the object.

Behavior	Description
clientCaps	Provides information about features supported by Internet Explorer, as well as a way for installing browser components on demand.
download	Downloads a file and notifies a specified callback function when the download is complete.
homePage	Contains information about a user's homepage.

Collection	Description
all	Returns a reference to the collection of elements contained by the object.
attributes	Retrieves a collection of attributes of the object.
behaviorUrns	Returns a collection of Uniform Resource Name (URN) strings identifying the behaviors attached to the element.
childNodes	Retrieves a collection of HTML Elements and TextNode objects that are direct descendants of the specified object.
children	Retrieves a collection of DHTML Objects that are direct descendants of the object.

Event	Description
onactivate	Fires when the object is set as the active element.
onafterupdate	Fires on a databound object after successfully updating the associated data in the data source object.
onbeforedeactivate	Fires immediately before the activeElement is changed from the current object to another object in the parent document.
onbeforeupdate	Fires on a databound object before updating the associated data in the data source object.
onblur	Fires when the object loses the input focus.
oncontrolselect	Fires when the user is about to make a control selection of the object.
ondeactivate	Fires when the activeElement is changed from the current object to another object in the parent document.
onerrorupdate	Fires on a databound object when an error occurs while updating the associated data in the data source object.
onfocus	Fires when the object receives focus.
onload	Fires immediately after the browser loads the object.
onmove	Fires when the object moves.
onmoveend	Fires when the object stops moving.
onmovestart	Fires when the object starts to move.
onresize	Fires when the size of the object is about to change.
onresizeend	Fires when the user finishes changing the dimensions of the object in a control selection.
onresizestart	Fires when the user begins to change the dimensions of the object in a control selection.

Filter property	Description
Alpha	Adjusts the opacity of the content of the object.
AlphaImageLoader	Displays an image within the boundaries of the object and between the object background and content, with options to clip or resize the image. When loading a Portable Network Graphics (PNG) image, tranparency�from zero to 100 percent�is supported.
Barn	Reveals new content of the object with a motion that resembles doors opening or closing.
BasicImage	Adjusts the color processing, image rotation, or opacity of the content of the object.
BlendTrans	Reveals new content of the object by fading the original content.
Blinds	Reveals new content of the object with a motion that appears to open or close blinds.
Blur	Blurs the content of the object so that it appears out of focus.
CheckerBoard	Reveals new content of the object by uncovering squares placed like a checkerboard over the original content.
Chroma	Displays a specific color of the content of the object as transparent.
Compositor	Displays new content of the object as a logical color combination of the new and original content. The color and alpha values of each version of the content are evaluated to determine the final color on the output image.
DropShadow	Creates a solid silhouette of the content of the object, offset in the specified direction. This creates the illusion that the content is floating and casting a shadow.
Emboss	Displays the content of the object as an embossed texture using grayscale values.
Engrave	Displays the content of the object as an engraved texture using grayscale values.
Fade	Reveals new content of the object by fading out the original content.
FlipH	Displays the content of the object flipped across the horizontal axis.
FlipV	Displays the content of the object flipped across the vertical axis.
Glow	Adds radiance around the outside edges of the content of the object so that it appears to glow.
Gradient	Displays a colored surface between the object's background and content.
GradientWipe	Reveals new content of the object by passing a gradient band over the original content.
Gray	Displays the content of the object in grayscale.
ICMFilter	Converts the color content of the object based on an Image Color Management (ICM) profile. This enables improved display of specific content, or simulated display for hardware devices, such as printers or monitors.
Inset	Reveals new content of the object diagonally.
Invert	Reverses the hue, saturation, and brightness values of the content of the object.
Iris	Reveals new content of the object with an iris effect, similar to the opening of a camera aperture.
Light	Creates the effect of a light shining on the content of the object.
MaskFilter	Displays transparent pixels of the object content as a color mask, and makes the nontransparent pixels transparent.
Matrix	Resizes, rotates, or reverses the content of the object using matrix transformation.
MotionBlur	Causes the content of the object to appear to be in motion.
Pixelate	Displays the content of the object as colored squares that take the average color value of the pixels they replace. This filtered display can be used as a transition.
RadialWipe	Reveals new content of the object with a radial wipe, like a windshield-wiper blade.
RandomBars	Reveals new content of the object by exposing random lines of pixels.
RandomDissolve	Reveals new content of the object by exposing random pixels.
Redirect	Not currently supported.
RevealTrans	Reveals new content of the object using one of 24 predefined Transition effects.
Shadow	Creates a solid silhouette of the content of the object, offset in the specified direction. This creates the illusion of a shadow.
Slide	Reveals new content of the object by sliding sections of the image into place.
Spiral	Reveals new content of the object with a spiral motion.
Stretch	Reveals new content of the object with a stretching motion to cover the original content. One option resembles a cube rotating from one face to another.
Strips	Reveals new content of the object by moving successive strips into place, like a diagonal saw blade passing across the original content.
Wave	Performs a sine wave distortion of the content of the object along the vertical axis.
Wheel	Reveals new content of the object with a rotating motion, like spokes of a wheel covering the original content.
Xray	Changes the color depth of the content of the object and displays it in black and white.
Zigzag	Reveals new content of the object with a forward and back motion that moves down the object.

Method	Description
addBehavior	Attaches a behavior to the element.
applyElement	Makes the element either a child or parent of another element.
attachEvent	Binds the specified function to an event, so that the function gets called whenever the event fires on the object.
blur	Causes the element to lose focus and fires the onblur event.
clearAttributes	Removes all attributes and values from the object.
cloneNode	Copies a reference to the object from the document hierarchy.
componentFromPoint	Returns the component located at the specified coordinates via certain events.
contains	Checks whether the given element is contained within the object.
detachEvent	Unbinds the specified function from the event, so that the function stops receiving notifications when the event fires.
dragDrop	Initiates a drag event.
fireEvent	Fires a specified event on the object.
focus	Causes the element to receive the focus and executes the code specified by the onfocus event.
getAdjacentText	Returns the adjacent text string.
getAttribute	Retrieves the value of the specified attribute.
getAttributeNode	Retrieves an attribute object�referenced by the attribute.name�property.
getElementsByTagName	Retrieves a collection of objects based on the specified element name.
hasChildNodes	Returns a value that indicates whether the object has children.
insertAdjacentElement	Inserts an element at the specified location.
mergeAttributes	Copies all read/write attributes to the specified element.
normalize	Merges adjacent TextNode objects to produce a normalized document object model.
removeAttribute	Removes the given attribute from the object.
removeAttributeNode	Removes an attribute object�from the object.
removeBehavior	Detaches a behavior from the element.
replaceAdjacentText	Replaces the text adjacent to the element.
setActive	Sets the object as active without setting focus to the object.
setAttribute	Sets the value of the specified attribute.
setAttributeNode	Sets an attribute object�node as part of the object.
swapNode	Exchanges the location of two objects in the document hierarchy.

Object	Description
runtimeStyle	Represents the cascaded format and style of the object that overrides the format and style specified in global style sheets, inline styles, and HTML attributes.
style	Represents the current settings of all possible inline styles for a given element.

Style attribute	Style property	Description
background-position-x	backgroundPositionX	Sets or retrieves the x-coordinate of the backgroundPosition property.
background-position-y	backgroundPositionY	Sets or retrieves the y-coordinate of the backgroundPosition property.
behavior	behavior	Sets or retrieves the location of the Introduction to DHTML Behaviors.
border	border	Sets or retrieves the properties to draw around the object.
border-bottom	borderBottom	Sets or retrieves the properties of the bottom border of the object.
border-bottom-color	borderBottomColor	Sets or retrieves the color of the bottom border of the object.
border-bottom-style	borderBottomStyle	Sets or retrieves the style of the bottom border of the object.
border-bottom-width	borderBottomWidth	Sets or retrieves the width of the bottom border of the object.
border-color	borderColor	Sets or retrieves the border color of the object.
border-left	borderLeft	Sets or retrieves the properties of the left border of the object.
border-left-color	borderLeftColor	Sets or retrieves the color of the left border of the object.
border-left-style	borderLeftStyle	Sets or retrieves the style of the left border of the object.
border-left-width	borderLeftWidth	Sets or retrieves the width of the left border of the object.
border-right	borderRight	Sets or retrieves the properties of the right border of the object.
border-right-color	borderRightColor	Sets or retrieves the color of the right border of the object.
border-right-style	borderRightStyle	Sets or retrieves the style of the right border of the object.
border-right-width	borderRightWidth	Sets or retrieves the width of the right border of the object.
border-style	borderStyle	Sets or retrieves the style of the left, right, top, and bottom borders of the object.
border-top	borderTop	Sets or retrieves the properties of the top border of the object.
border-top-color	borderTopColor	Sets or retrieves the color of the top border of the object.
border-top-style	borderTopStyle	Sets or retrieves the style of the top border of the object.
border-top-width	borderTopWidth	Sets or retrieves the width of the top border of the object.
border-width	borderWidth	Sets or retrieves the width of the left, right, top, and bottom borders of the object.
display	display	Sets or retrieves whether the object is rendered.
filter	filter	Sets or retrieves the filter or collection of filters applied to the object.
height	height	Sets or retrieves the height of the object.
layout-grid	layoutGrid	Sets or retrieves the composite document grid properties that specify the layout of text characters.
layout-grid-mode	layoutGridMode	Sets or retrieves whether the text layout grid uses two dimensions.
padding	padding	Sets or retrieves the amount of space to insert between the object and its margin or, if there is a border, between the object and its border.
padding-bottom	paddingBottom	Sets or retrieves the amount of space to insert between the bottom border of the object and the content.
padding-left	paddingLeft	Sets or retrieves the amount of space to insert between the left border of the object and the content.
padding-right	paddingRight	Sets or retrieves the amount of space to insert between the right border of the object and the content.
padding-top	paddingTop	Sets or retrieves the amount of space to insert between the top border of the object and the content.
	pixelBottom	Sets or retrieves the bottom position of the object.
	pixelHeight	Sets or retrieves the height of the object.
	pixelLeft	Sets or retrieves the left position of the object.
	pixelRight	Sets or retrieves the right position of the object.
	pixelTop	Sets or retrieves the top position of the object.
	pixelWidth	Sets or retrieves the width of the object.
	posBottom	Sets or retrieves the bottom position of the object in the units specified by the bottom attribute.
	posHeight	Sets or retrieves the height of the object in the units specified by the height attribute.
	posLeft	Sets or retrieves the left position of the object in the units specified by the left attribute.
	posRight	Sets or retrieves the right position of the object in the units specified by the right attribute.
	posTop	Sets or retrieves the top position of the object in the units specified by the top attribute.
	posWidth	Sets or retrieves the width of the object in the units specified by the width attribute.
text-autospace	textAutospace	Sets or retrieves the autospacing and narrow space width adjustment of text.
zoom	zoom	Sets or retrieves the magnification scale of the object.

Remarks

Security Alert To protect user privacy and safeguard your applications, Internet Explorer restricts some interactions between frames that host Web pages from different domains. For more information about using the Dynamic HTML (DHTML) object model with the frame and iframe objects.

You can access the frame object's properties (but not its contents) through the object model of the page in which the frame object resides. For example, the syntax for accessing the border style of the frame object is:

sBorderValue = document.all.oFrame.style.border;

If a user opens a Web folder inside a frame and then clicks something in the Web folder, the file or folder that the user clicks takes over the entire window. For example, suppose that a page contains two frames, one frame pointing to http://www.microsoft.com and the second frame pointing to a network drive. If the user clicks a file or folder in the second frame, that frame takes control of the entire window, including the first frame. For file types that the browser cannot host, such as .txt files, a separate window in the appropriate host application is opened.

A Web folder is a part of the file system hierarchy, but it does not necessarily represent anything in the file system. An example is Network Neighborhood.

Internet Explorer 5.5 supports transparent content for a FRAME. The following conditions must be met to define transparent content for a FRAME.

The ALLOWTRANSPARENCY attribute, used with the FRAME element, must be set to true.
In the FRAME content source document, the background-color or BGCOLOR attribute of the BODY element must be set to transparent.

This element is available in HTML and script as of Internet Explorer 3.0.

This element is a block element.

This element does not require a closing tag.

Examples

This example uses the FRAME element to define properties of the frame, including the location of the page loaded by the frame.

<FRAME FRAMEBORDER=0 SCROLLING=NO SRC="sample.htm">

This example shows how to reference an object with ID=sID in FRAME2, from another frame of the same frameset.

parent.frames.FRAME2.sID.innertext

Standards Information

This object is defined in HTML 4.0 and is defined in World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 .

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FRAME Element | frame Object