Access iframe DOM

[Yansky]

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.getElementsByTagName("iframe").contentWin dow;
document.getElementsByTagName("iframe").innerHTML;
document.getElementsByTagName("iframe").childNodes[0].innerHTML;
document.getElementsByTagName("iframe").childNodes[0].nodeValue;
document.getElementsByTagName("iframe").documentEl ement;
document.getElementsByTagName("iframe").contentDoc ument.
document.getElementById("testIframe").innerHTML;
document.getElementById("testIframe").childNodes[0].innerHTML;
document.getElementById("testIframe").childNodes[0].nodeValue;

[Randy Webb]

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
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[Yansky]

On Apr 17, 10:30 pm, Randy Webb <[e-mail]:

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.javascript FAQ -http://jibbering.com/faq/index.html
Javascript Best Practices -http://www.JavascriptToolbox.com/bestpractices/

Cheers, thanks for the info.

[Mayank]

On Apr 17, 5:13 am, Yansky <[e-mail]:

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.getElementsByTagName("iframe").contentWin dow;
document.getElementsByTagName("iframe").innerHTML;
document.getElementsByTagName("iframe").childNodes[0].innerHTML;
document.getElementsByTagName("iframe").childNodes[0].nodeValue;
document.getElementsByTagName("iframe").documentEl ement;
document.getElementsByTagName("iframe").contentDoc ument.
document.getElementById("testIframe").innerHTML;
document.getElementById("testIframe").childNodes[0].innerHTML;
document.getElementById("testIframe").childNodes[0].nodeValue;

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

[-Lost]

Mayank wrote:

On Apr 17, 5:13 am, Yansky <[e-mail]:

>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.getElementsByTagName("iframe").contentWi ndow;
document.getElementsByTagName("iframe").innerHTML ;
document.getElementsByTagName("iframe").childNode s[0].innerHTML;
document.getElementsByTagName("iframe").childNode s[0].nodeValue;
document.getElementsByTagName("iframe").documentE lement;
document.getElementsByTagName("iframe").contentDo cument.
document.getElementById("testIframe").innerHTML ;
document.getElementById("testIframe").childNode s[0].innerHTML;
document.getElementById("testIframe").childNode s[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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