How can I make the tag react to a variable?</a></h1> </div> <div class="grid fw-wrap pb8 mb16 bb bc-black-075"> <div class="grid--cell ws-nowrap mr16 mb8" title="2016-01-12 19:07:53Z"> <span class="fc-light mr2">Asked</span> <time itemprop="dateCreated" datetime="2020-05-19T02:11:37.377" class="fromnow">May 19 '20 at 02:11</time> </div> <div class="grid--cell ws-nowrap mr16 mb8"> <span class="fc-light mr2">Active</span> <time class="fromnow" title="2020-05-19T20:24:29.517" datetime="2020-05-19T20:24:29.517">May 19 '20 at 20:24</a> </div> <div class="grid--cell ws-nowrap mb8" title="Viewed 884 times"> <span class="fc-light mr2">Viewed</span> 884 times </div> </div> <div id="mainbar" role="main" aria-label="questions and answers"> <div id="question" class="question" data-questionid="61882097" data-ownerid="" data-score="1"> <div class="post-layout"> <div class="votecell post-layout--left"> <div class="js-voting-container grid jc-center fd-column ai-stretch gs4 fc-black-200" data-post-id="61882097"> <button class="js-vote-up-btn grid--cell s-btn s-btnunset c-pointer"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="m0 svg-icon iconArrowUpLg" width="36" height="36" viewBox="0 0 36 36"><path d="M2 26h32L18 10 2 26z"></path></svg></button> <div class="js-vote-count grid--cell fc-black-500 fs-title grid fd-column ai-center" itemprop="upvoteCount" data-value="1">1</div> <button class="js-bookmark-btn s-btn s-btnunset c-pointer py4"> <svg aria-hidden="true" class="svg-icon iconBookmark" width="18" height="18" viewBox="0 0 18 18"><path d="M6 1a2 2 0 00-2 2v14l5-4 5 4V3a2 2 0 00-2-2H6zm3.9 3.83h2.9l-2.35 1.7.9 2.77L9 7.59l-2.35 1.7.9-2.76-2.35-1.7h2.9L9 2.06l.9 2.77z"></path></svg> <div class="js-bookmark-count mt4" data-value=""></div> </button> </div> </div> <div class="postcell post-layout--right"> <div class="s-prose js-post-body" itemprop="text"><p>So I want to make the iframe tag react to a variable. How?</p> <p>Take a look at this one:</p> <pre><code><iframe width="500" height="500" src=website ></iframe> <script> var website = document.getElementById("textBox").value; </script> </code></pre></div> <div class="mt24 mb12"> <div class="post-taglist grid gs4 gsy fd-column"> <div class="grid ps-relative"> <a href="../../questions/tagged/javascript" class="post-tag js-gps-track" title="show questions tagged 'javascript'" rel="tag">javascript</a> <a href="../../questions/tagged/html" class="post-tag js-gps-track" title="show questions tagged 'html'" rel="tag">html</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mb0"> <div class="mt16 grid gs8 gsy fw-wrap jc-end ai-start pt4 mb16"> <div class="grid--cell mr16 fl1 w96"></div> <div class="post-signature owner grid--cell"> <div class="s-user-card s-user-carddeleted"> <time class="s-user-card--time" datetime="asked May 19 '20 at 02:11">asked May 19 '20 at 02:11</time> <div class="s-avatar s-avatar32 s-user-card--avatar"> </div> <div class="s-user-card--info"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="post-layout--right js-post-comments-component"> <div id="comments-61882097" class="comments js-comments-container bt bc-black-075 mt12 " data-post-id="61882097" data-min-length="15"> <ul class="comments-list js-comments-list" data-remaining-comments-count="0" data-canpost="false" data-cansee="true" data-comments-unavailable="false" data-addlink-disabled="true"> <li id="comment-109452112" class="comment js-comment " data-comment-id="109452112" data-comment-owner-id="12708096" data-comment-score="3"> <div class="js-comment-actions comment-actions"> <div class="comment-score js-comment-edit-hide"> <span title="number of 'useful comment' votes received" class="warm">3</span> </div> </div> <div class="comment-text js-comment-text-and-form"> <a name="comment109452112_61882097"></a> <div class="comment-body js-comment-edit-hide"> <span class="comment-copy">document.getElementsByTagName('iframe')[0].src=website;</span> – <a href="../../users/12708096/waiaan" title="210 reputation" class="comment-user ">waiaan</a> <span class="comment-date" dir="ltr"><a class="comment-link" href="../../questions/61882097/how-can-i-make-the-iframe-tag-react-to-a-variable#comment109452112_61882097"><span title="2020-05-19T02:21:23.063 License: CC BY-SA 4.0" class="relativetime-clean">May 19 '20 at 02:21</span></a></span> </div> </div> </li> <li id="comment-109452139" class="comment js-comment " data-comment-id="109452139" data-comment-owner-id="" data-comment-score="0"> <div class="js-comment-actions comment-actions"> <div class="comment-score js-comment-edit-hide"> </div> </div> <div class="comment-text js-comment-text-and-form"> <a name="comment109452139_61882097"></a> <div class="comment-body js-comment-edit-hide"> <span class="comment-copy">Is it 'Element' or 'Elements'?</span> – <a class="comment-user owner"></a> <span class="comment-date" dir="ltr"><a class="comment-link" href="../../questions/61882097/how-can-i-make-the-iframe-tag-react-to-a-variable#comment109452139_61882097"><span title="2020-05-19T02:23:59.283 License: CC BY-SA 4.0" class="relativetime-clean">May 19 '20 at 02:23</span></a></span> </div> </div> </li> <li id="comment-109452206" class="comment js-comment " data-comment-id="109452206" data-comment-owner-id="4466159" data-comment-score="1"> <div class="js-comment-actions comment-actions"> <div class="comment-score js-comment-edit-hide"> <span title="number of 'useful comment' votes received" class="warm">1</span> </div> </div> <div class="comment-text js-comment-text-and-form"> <a name="comment109452206_61882097"></a> <div class="comment-body js-comment-edit-hide"> <span class="comment-copy">It's elements and it works. I tested it. Another way is by just assigning an id to the iframe and setting it. Like here: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3730159/changing-iframe-src-with-javascript</span> – <a href="../../users/4466159/chris-medina" title="338 reputation" class="comment-user ">Chris Medina</a> <span class="comment-date" dir="ltr"><a class="comment-link" href="../../questions/61882097/how-can-i-make-the-iframe-tag-react-to-a-variable#comment109452206_61882097"><span title="2020-05-19T02:28:12.347 License: CC BY-SA 4.0" class="relativetime-clean">May 19 '20 at 02:28</span></a></span> </div> </div> </li> <li id="comment-109456333" class="comment js-comment " data-comment-id="109456333" data-comment-owner-id="" data-comment-score="0"> <div class="js-comment-actions comment-actions"> <div class="comment-score js-comment-edit-hide"> </div> </div> <div class="comment-text js-comment-text-and-form"> <a name="comment109456333_61882097"></a> <div class="comment-body js-comment-edit-hide"> <span class="comment-copy">it worked!!!!!!!</span> – <a class="comment-user owner"></a> <span class="comment-date" dir="ltr"><a class="comment-link" href="../../questions/61882097/how-can-i-make-the-iframe-tag-react-to-a-variable#comment109456333_61882097"><span title="2020-05-19T06:40:40.773 License: CC BY-SA 4.0" class="relativetime-clean">May 19 '20 at 06:40</span></a></span> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="answers"> <a name="tab-top"></a> <div id="answers-header"> <div class="answers-subheader grid ai-center mb8"> <div class="grid--cell fl1"> <h2 class="mb0" data-answercount="9">2 Answers<span style="display:none;" itemprop="answerCount">2</span></h2> </div> </div> </div> <a name="61884421"></a> <div id="answer-61884421" class="answer " data-answerid="61884421" data-ownerid="9283540" data-score="1" itemprop="suggestedAnswer" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Answer"> <div class="post-layout"> <div class="votecell post-layout--left"> <div class="js-voting-container grid jc-center fd-column ai-stretch gs4 fc-black-200" data-post-id="61884421"> <button class="js-vote-up-btn grid--cell s-btn s-btnunset c-pointer"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="m0 svg-icon iconArrowUpLg" width="36" height="36" viewBox="0 0 36 36"><path d="M2 26h32L18 10 2 26z"></path></svg></button> <div class="js-vote-count grid--cell fc-black-500 fs-title grid fd-column ai-center" itemprop="upvoteCount" data-value="1">1</div> </div> </div> <div class="postcell post-layout--right"> <div class="s-prose js-post-body" itemprop="text"><p>Solution Here !!!</p> <pre><code><script type="text/javascript"> function iframeDidLoad() { var website = document.getElementById("textBox").value; document.getElementById('myIframe').src =website ; } </script> <iframe width="500" height="500" onLoad="iframeDidLoad();" src="" ></iframe> </code></pre></div> <div class="mb0"> <div class="mt16 grid gs8 gsy fw-wrap jc-end ai-start pt4 mb16"> <div class="grid--cell mr16 fl1 w96"></div> <div class="post-signature grid--cell"> <div class="s-user-card s-user-card"> <time class="s-user-card--time" datetime="answered May 19 '20 at 06:16">answered May 19 '20 at 06:16</time> <a href="../../users/9283540/uday" class="s-avatar s-avatar32 s-user-card--avatar"> <img class="s-avatar--image" src="../../users/profiles/9283540.webp" data-jdenticon-width="32" data-jdenticon-height="32" data-jdenticon-value="Uday" /> </a> <div class="s-user-card--info"> <a href="../../users/9283540/uday" class="s-user-card--link">Uday</a> <ul class="s-user-card--awards"> <li class="s-user-card--rep" title="reputation score">464</li> <li class="s-award-bling s-award-blingsilver" title="3 silver badges">3</li> <li class="s-award-bling s-award-blingbronze" title="11 bronze badges">11</li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="post-layout--right js-post-comments-component"> <div id="comments-61884421" class="comments js-comments-container bt bc-black-075 mt12 " data-post-id="61884421" data-min-length="15"> <ul class="comments-list js-comments-list" data-remaining-comments-count="0" data-canpost="false" data-cansee="true" data-comments-unavailable="false" data-addlink-disabled="true"> <li id="comment-109456071" class="comment js-comment " data-comment-id="109456071" data-comment-owner-id="" data-comment-score="0"> <div class="js-comment-actions comment-actions"> <div class="comment-score js-comment-edit-hide"> </div> </div> <div class="comment-text js-comment-text-and-form"> <a name="comment109456071_61884421"></a> <div class="comment-body js-comment-edit-hide"> <span class="comment-copy">hehe that was my scratch.mit.edu account name. also, I did have to make some 'minor edits' for it to work. once it was done, it looked like it was flashing forever! a solution for that? (don't reply, reply functions, I guess, don't have the "code" thingy)</span> – <a class="comment-user owner"></a> <span class="comment-date" dir="ltr"><a class="comment-link" href="../../questions/61882097/how-can-i-make-the-iframe-tag-react-to-a-variable#comment109456071_61884421"><span title="2020-05-19T06:29:07.963 License: CC BY-SA 4.0" class="relativetime-clean">May 19 '20 at 06:29</span></a></span> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a name="61900129"></a> <div id="answer-61900129" class="answer " data-answerid="61900129" data-ownerid="934088" data-score="1" itemprop="suggestedAnswer" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Answer"> <div class="post-layout"> <div class="votecell post-layout--left"> <div class="js-voting-container grid jc-center fd-column ai-stretch gs4 fc-black-200" data-post-id="61900129"> <button class="js-vote-up-btn grid--cell s-btn s-btn__unset c-pointer"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="m0 svg-icon iconArrowUpLg" width="36" height="36" viewBox="0 0 36 36"><path d="M2 26h32L18 10 2 26z"></path></svg></button> <div class="js-vote-count grid--cell fc-black-500 fs-title grid fd-column ai-center" itemprop="upvoteCount" data-value="1">1</div> </div> </div> <div class="postcell post-layout--right"> <div class="s-prose js-post-body" itemprop="text"><p>A safer approach is to delegate the action of changing the iframe's <code>src</code> to a click of a button, for example, then you'll avoid the multiple refreshes.</p> <p>You can run this example right on this very page: </p><div class="snippet" data-babel="false" data-console="true" data-hide="false" data-lang="js"> <div class="snippet-code"> <pre class="snippet-code-js lang-js prettyprint-override"><code>document.querySelector('#changeButton').onclick = function() { document.querySelector('#iframex').src = document.querySelector('#textBox').value }</code></pre> <pre class="snippet-code-css lang-css prettyprint-override"><code>#textBox { width: 75% } #changeButton { width: 20% } iframe { width: 95% }</code></pre> <pre class="snippet-code-html lang-html prettyprint-override"><code><input type="text" id="textBox" value="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page" /> <button type="button" id="changeButton">change iframe source</button> <iframe src="" id="iframex"></iframe></code></pre> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mb0"> <div class="mt16 grid gs8 gsy fw-wrap jc-end ai-start pt4 mb16"> <div class="grid--cell mr16 fl1 w96"></div> <div class="post-signature grid--cell"> <div class="s-user-card s-user-card"> <time class="s-user-card--time" datetime="answered May 19 '20 at 20:24">answered May 19 '20 at 20:24</time> <a href="../../users/934088/mestre-san" class="s-avatar s-avatar32 s-user-card--avatar"> <img class="s-avatar--image" src="../../users/profiles/934088.webp" data-jdenticon-width="32" data-jdenticon-height="32" data-jdenticon-value="Mestre San" /> </a> <div class="s-user-card--info"> <a href="../../users/934088/mestre-san" class="s-user-card--link">Mestre San</a> <ul class="s-user-card--awards"> <li class="s-user-card--rep" title="reputation score">1,806</li> <li class="s-award-bling s-award-blingsilver" title="15 silver badges">15</li> <li class="s-award-bling s-award-bling__bronze" title="24 bronze badges">24</li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="post-layout--right js-post-comments-component"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <script src="../../static/js/stack-icons.js"></script> <script src="../../static/js/fromnow.js"></script> </body> </html>