Timing Issue - Setting Title of IFrame Modal Dialog Window Using the Contained Window Title

09-08-2004

I have a quirky issue that I believe involves timing and only 2 hairs left to pull.

I have a modal dialog that is an IFrame.
The IFrame contains another window - which contains the appropriate title.

I am trying to change the title of the IFrame window to be
that of the contained window title.

If I uncomment the alert statement below - the title change works.
Comment out the alert - and - no title change.

I have unsuccessfully tried using the following
methods/events as timing devices:
setTimeout, onload, onreadystatechange

The problem appears to be that I have to make the title change
before the modal window is displayed - which I cannot seem to capture.

ANY assistance is greatly appreciated...

Start of code sample:
....
<body>
<iframe id="content"
name="embeddedContent"
src="<%= request.getParameter("url")%>"
frameborder="0"
height="100%"
width="100%">
</iframe>
</body>
<script language="javascript">
var myIframe = document.getElementById("content");

if (myIframe)
{
if(myIframe.contentWindow)
{
//alert("stop now");
if(myIframe.contentWindow.document)
{
document.title = myIframe.contentWindow.document.title;
}
}
}
</script>
....

End of code sample

Thanks!

09-08-2004

Russell wrote:

> I have a quirky issue that I believe involves timing and only 2 hairs left to pull.
>
> I have a modal dialog that is an IFrame.
> The IFrame contains another window - which contains the appropriate title.
>
> I am trying to change the title of the IFrame window to be
> that of the contained window title.
>
> If I uncomment the alert statement below - the title change works.
> Comment out the alert - and - no title change.
>
> I have unsuccessfully tried using the following
> methods/events as timing devices:
> setTimeout, onload, onreadystatechange
>
> The problem appears to be that I have to make the title change
> before the modal window is displayed - which I cannot seem to capture.
>
> ANY assistance is greatly appreciated...
>
> Start of code sample:
> ....
> <body>
> <iframe id="content"
> name="embeddedContent"
> src="<%= request.getParameter("url")%>"
> frameborder="0"
> height="100%"

onload="setTitle()"

> width="100%">
> </iframe>
> </body>
> <script language="javascript">

<script type="text/javascript">
function setTitle(){

> var myIframe = document.getElementById("content");
> if (myIframe)
> {
> if(myIframe.contentWindow)
> {
> //alert("stop now");
> if(myIframe.contentWindow.document)
> {
> document.title = myIframe.contentWindow.document.title;
> }
> }
> }

}

Use the onload of the IFrame tag to call the function, and then wrap
your script in a function.

Tested in Mozilla, IE and Opera.

--
Randy
comp.lang.javascript FAQ - http://jibbering.com/faq

09-13-2004

Randy Webb <> wrote in message news:<J6KdncBHJbD_5qLcRVn->...
> Russell wrote:
>
> > I have a quirky issue that I believe involves timing and only 2 hairs left to pull.
> >
> > I have a modal dialog that is an IFrame.
> > The IFrame contains another window - which contains the appropriate title.
> >
> > I am trying to change the title of the IFrame window to be
> > that of the contained window title.
> >
> > If I uncomment the alert statement below - the title change works.
> > Comment out the alert - and - no title change.
> >
> > I have unsuccessfully tried using the following
> > methods/events as timing devices:
> > setTimeout, onload, onreadystatechange
> >
> > The problem appears to be that I have to make the title change
> > before the modal window is displayed - which I cannot seem to capture.
> >
> > ANY assistance is greatly appreciated...
> >
> > Start of code sample:
> > ....
> > <body>
> > <iframe id="content"
> > name="embeddedContent"
> > src="<%= request.getParameter("url")%>"
> > frameborder="0"
> > height="100%"
>
> onload="setTitle()"
>
> > width="100%">
> > </iframe>
> > </body>
> > <script language="javascript">
>
> <script type="text/javascript">
> function setTitle(){
>
>
> > var myIframe = document.getElementById("content");
> > if (myIframe)
> > {
> > if(myIframe.contentWindow)
> > {
> > //alert("stop now");
> > if(myIframe.contentWindow.document)
> > {
> > document.title = myIframe.contentWindow.document.title;
> > }
> > }
> > }
>
> }
>
> Use the onload of the IFrame tag to call the function, and then wrap
> your script in a function.
>
> Tested in Mozilla, IE and Opera.

Thank you but... I tried adding the onload to the iframe and it still
did not work. However - after several days of searching (four to be
exact)- I did find another way to handle my problems. The reason I
was using an iframe was because everyone told me I needed to when
using a modal dialog that posted back to itself. The modal window
would actually open up a new window instead of posting back to itself.
Several places on the internet and some internal employees all told
me I had to use an iframe. After 4 wasted days of struggling through
trying to get the title (with no luck might I add) I happened upon
someone's single line of code solution - <base target="_self">.
I got rid of the iframe - and have no problems whatsoever. I have my
titles and my window is posting to itself rather than opening a new
one - so life is
good again.

Thank you all who responded - any and all responses were greatly
appreciated.

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