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Is it possible to read the DOM of an iframe if the iframe's src is
from another domain?

I realise I can't manipulate the DOM from another domain for security
reasons, but can I access the DOM and just read object's values?

This is what I've tried so far without any success:

document.getEle mentsByTagName( "iframe").conte ntWindow;
document.getEle mentsByTagName( "iframe").inner HTML;
document.getEle mentsByTagName( "iframe").child Nodes[0].innerHTML;
document.getEle mentsByTagName( "iframe").child Nodes[0].nodeValue;
document.getEle mentsByTagName( "iframe").docum entElement;
document.getEle mentsByTagName( "iframe").conte ntDocument.
document.getEle mentById("testI frame").innerHT ML;
document.getEle mentById("testI frame").childNo des[0].innerHTML;
document.getEle mentById("testI frame").childNo des[0].nodeValue;

Apr 17 '07 #1
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Yansky said the following on 4/17/2007 8:13 AM:
Is it possible to read the DOM of an iframe if the iframe's src is
from another domain?

I realise I can't manipulate the DOM from another domain for security
reasons, but can I access the DOM and just read object's values?
To manipulate it you have to read it and the reading of it is the
security issue. So no, you can't.

--
Randy
Chance Favors The Prepared Mind
comp.lang.javas cript FAQ - http://jibbering.com/faq/index.html
Javascript Best Practices - http://www.JavascriptToolbox.com/bestpractices/
Apr 17 '07 #2
On Apr 17, 10:30 pm, Randy Webb <HikksNotAtH... @aol.comwrote:
Yansky said the following on 4/17/2007 8:13 AM:
Is it possible to read the DOM of an iframe if the iframe's src is
from another domain?
I realise I can't manipulate the DOM from another domain for security
reasons, but can I access the DOM and just read object's values?

To manipulate it you have to read it and the reading of it is the
security issue. So no, you can't.

--
Randy
Chance Favors The Prepared Mind
comp.lang.javas cript FAQ -http://jibbering.com/faq/index.html
Javascript Best Practices -http://www.JavascriptT oolbox.com/bestpractices/
Cheers, thanks for the info.

Apr 17 '07 #3
On Apr 17, 5:13 am, Yansky <forbo...@gmail .comwrote:
Is it possible to read the DOM of an iframe if the iframe's src is
from another domain?

I realise I can't manipulate the DOM from another domain for security
reasons, but can I access the DOM and just read object's values?

This is what I've tried so far without any success:

document.getEle mentsByTagName( "iframe").conte ntWindow;
document.getEle mentsByTagName( "iframe").inner HTML;
document.getEle mentsByTagName( "iframe").child Nodes[0].innerHTML;
document.getEle mentsByTagName( "iframe").child Nodes[0].nodeValue;
document.getEle mentsByTagName( "iframe").docum entElement;
document.getEle mentsByTagName( "iframe").conte ntDocument.
document.getEle mentById("testI frame").innerHT ML;
document.getEle mentById("testI frame").childNo des[0].innerHTML;
document.getEle mentById("testI frame").childNo des[0].nodeValue;

Saw this someplace
http://xkr.us/articles/dom/iframe-document/
See if this works for you

Apr 23 '07 #4
Mayank wrote:
On Apr 17, 5:13 am, Yansky <forbo...@gmail .comwrote:
>Is it possible to read the DOM of an iframe if the iframe's src is
from another domain?

I realise I can't manipulate the DOM from another domain for security
reasons, but can I access the DOM and just read object's values?

This is what I've tried so far without any success:

document.getEl ementsByTagName ("iframe").cont entWindow;
document.getEl ementsByTagName ("iframe").inne rHTML;
document.getEl ementsByTagName ("iframe").chil dNodes[0].innerHTML;
document.getEl ementsByTagName ("iframe").chil dNodes[0].nodeValue;
document.getEl ementsByTagName ("iframe").docu mentElement;
document.getEl ementsByTagName ("iframe").cont entDocument.
document.getEl ementById("test Iframe").innerH TML;
document.getEl ementById("test Iframe").childN odes[0].innerHTML;
document.getEl ementById("test Iframe").childN odes[0].nodeValue;


Saw this someplace
http://xkr.us/articles/dom/iframe-document/
See if this works for you
Along similar lines:

http://groups.google.com/group/comp....7f310ccaca0c8d

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-Lost
Remove the extra words to reply by e-mail. Don't e-mail me. I am
kidding. No I am not.
Apr 23 '07 #5

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