how to determine if page has frames...

[spewn]

i want to run a test to see if the page is in frames, so if frames, then action 1 happens, but if no frames are present, it won't say window.top.frames.nav.document is not an object.

help...

-crispy

 

[SeAL]

Hi crispyhippo,

You just have to use this sample: (it seems to work both on NN and IE)

if (window.top.frames['first_frame']) {
... action1 ...
}

or

if (window.top.frames['first_frame'].document.location == "myPage.htm&quot {
... action1 ...
}

The first one is to know if the frame exists and the second, to check the page in it!

Hope this helps....

 

[baad]

hi guyz
no SeAl, i think crispyhippo meaned that he wants 2 know if yhe current page is in frameset at all, but not if it is in the exact frame named 'firstframe'; so, i think (didnt checked this, just a suggestion) that he is able of doin that this way:
if (top.frames.length>0){/* there is a frameset */}
else {/* there is no frameset */}
regards, vic

 

[SeAL]

Hi vituz,

It's exactly the same thing as:

if (window.top.frames['first_frame']) {
... action1 ...
}

 

[baad]

hie
well, am missin smth?
i read ur code as follows:
if (window.top.frames['first_frame']) {
... action1 ...
}
means:
if window has a frame named 'first_frame' then i do action1 am i wrong??
& my suggestion:
if (top.frames.length>0){/* there is a frameset */}
reads as if document's frames array has at least 1 item then i do smth

ps i'm not tellin that u're wrong, i just think that crispyhippo wanted just a bit different from what u're suggestin.. regards, vic

 

[SeAL]

so just do it like window.top.frames[0] ;-)

 

[baad]

agree

regards, vic

 

[spewn]

hey, wanted to know if you can break these down for me, (meaning, function).

I am new to the .length and [0]...

thanks.

***

if (top.frames.length>0)

window.top.frames[0]

***

thanks for the info previous. -crispy

 

[baad]

what do u mean?
here is the function:
function checkforframes(){
if (top.frames.length>0) alert('this page is in frameset')
else alert('no frameset here')
}
onload=checkforframes

??? regards, vic