CODEWITHSUNDEEP
javascript
rayss
rayss

Reputation: 657

getElementID dont work on chrome

I have a code like this: 

parent.document.getElementById("test").value ="1";

but it doesnt work on chrome. The error is:

"Uncaught TypeError: Cannot call method 'getElementById' of undefined"

any help is apreciated thanks in advance! :)

Upvotes: 1

Views: 1177

Answers (2)

Robert
Robert

Reputation: 2669

Well, this is strange. Because your code should work. I even tested it now to be sure. So somehow your parent isn't the window object. That's why it has no document property.

The global parent is the parent property of the window object (window.parent) which usually points to the window object itself . So usually parent and window are the same thing and you don't even have to use this object explicitly most of the time.

So my guess is that you've somehow overwritten parent with some other object.

Edit: My second guess is that you haven't overwritten parent yourself but have embedded the window into another window. So your parent becomes this outer window and you probably don't have access to its document.

Upvotes: 1

qwertymk
qwertymk

Reputation: 35276

document.getElementById("test").value ="1";

parent of the scope (window) is null

Upvotes: 3

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