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Darryl Huffman
Darryl Huffman

Reputation: 2589

Run Function within iframe | NW.js (node-webkit)

I'm attempting to call a function set in an iframe, from the parent document. Here's what I mean..

INDEX.HTML

<script>
$('#iframe').contentWindow.showAssetPicker();
</script>
<iframe src="test.html" id="iframe">

TEST.HTML

<script>
function showAssetPicker(){
  alert('worked!');
  //Do a lot
}
</script>

That's what I've got right now. As you can tell, the index should be calling a function defined within the iFrame - but it's not. It's just telling me it's undefined.

Hopefully this makes sense to you. Also, I am using NW.js (node-webkit) to make iFrames completely controlled.

Thanks for any help!

Upvotes: 1

Views: 713

Answers (2)

huysentruitw
huysentruitw

Reputation: 28151

The jQuery-selector returns an array of selected DOM elements. In your case, you would pick the first (and probably only) element:

$('#iframe').get(0).contentWindow.showAssetPicker();

Upvotes: 1

Darryl Huffman
Darryl Huffman

Reputation: 2589

After a day of searching, I found my answer. That will set the javascript context to the iframe, and then call the function.

window.frames['iframe'].showAssetPicker();

Upvotes: 0

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