Can you define the <iframe> src attribute in css?

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Can you define an iframe's src attribute in css as opposed to in the html tag? Is there a fundamental reason why this wouldn't work?

I wanted to clean up my HTML a little bit by moving a long source link out of the main page but couldn't find an answer to this anywhere.

No, you can't. CSS is supposed to define style, not contents. — Alex Shesterov
– Alex Shesterov, Commented Feb 24, 2015 at 15:22
@Hacketo, but you should use it for styling only, e.g. adding a colon after dt elements. Definitely not for adding significant content. — Alex Shesterov
– Alex Shesterov, Commented Feb 24, 2015 at 15:23
"I wanted to clean up my HTML a little bit by moving a long source link out of the main page" Doing so by CSS is definitely not the correct way. I believe "template includes" are more relevant to you. — Praxis Ashelin
– Praxis Ashelin, Commented Feb 24, 2015 at 15:24

Roy Dictus · Accepted Answer · 2015-02-24 15:21:55Z

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This doesn't work because src has nothing to do with rendering style.

answered Feb 24, 2015 at 15:21

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