Question

I though this would be simple enough but I can’t find the answer. I need to know how I can access an iframe’s name from within said iframe. I was trying something like this but it’s not working.

<iframe name="thename">
  <script type="text/javascript">
    alert(parent.name);
  </script>
</iframe>

Answer 1

You were nearly right. Setting the name attribute on a frame or iframe sets the name property of the frame’s global window object to that string. (Not parent, which refers to the window of the document that owns the frame.)

So unless some other script has deliberately changed the name, it’s as simple as:

1.html:
<iframe name="tim" href="2.html"></iframe>

2.html:
<script type="text/javascript">
    alert(window.name); // tim
</script>