simple javascript question

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document.getElementById("myFrame").setAttribute("src") = "http://www.yahoo.com/";

myFrame is an iframe element... when entering this into the chrome developer console, it gives me the error "Invalid left-hand side in assignment" I am trying to update the iframe. Is there a method I am forgetting?

See developer.mozilla.org/en/DOM/element.setAttribute

Jason Benson
– Jason Benson

2011-01-10 22:28:01 +00:00
Commented Jan 10, 2011 at 22:28 — Jason Benson
– Jason Benson, Commented Jan 10, 2011 at 22:28

Sean Vieira · Accepted Answer · 2011-01-10 22:26:37Z

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setAttribute takes two arguments:

document.getElementById("myFrame").setAttribute("src", "http://www.yahoo.com/");

You are trying to set the DOM object to the string "http://www.yahoo.com/" ... which is invalid.

answered Jan 10, 2011 at 22:26

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lonesomeday · Accepted Answer · 2011-01-10 22:28:28Z

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You don't really need setAttribute when setting the src property:

document.getElementById('myFrame').src = 'http://www.yahoo.com/';

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polarblau · Accepted Answer · 2011-01-10 22:28:38Z

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You can't assign an function call to something, try this instead:

document.getElementById("myFrame").setAttribute("src", http://www.yahoo.com/");

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glebm · Accepted Answer · 2011-01-10 22:27:22Z

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Here, I fixed it

document.getElementById("myFrame").setAttribute("src", "http://www.yahoo.com/");

answered Jan 10, 2011 at 22:27

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lonesomeday · Accepted Answer · 2011-01-10 22:29:08Z

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Try this...

document.getElementById("myFrame").setAttribute("src","http://www.yahoo.com/");

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