javascript - accessing elements of one iframe from another iframe

Question

I have one parent window and two iframes in it. I am trying to access elements of one iframe from another iframe.Using the code:

function startplay(){
   var txt="";
   txt+= "some text";
   var tag = window.frames("plays").getElementById("myvideo");
   tag.innerHTML=txt;
}

the above code lies in an iframe script which is activated by anchor tag. but nothing happens on calling the script. myvideo tag content doesn't change. is it the correct way to access the elements of one iframe from another. should i use parent.document.getElementById("plays").getElementById("myvideo"); to get a ref. of myvideo.

code lies in iframe(playright) and myvideo tag lies in iframe(plays).

Answer 1

if you are within one of the iframes, you need to use "parent" to go to its parent, and from there reference the iframe object.

So this should work:

parent.nameofotheriframe.getElementById("myvideo"); 

(by using getElementById you were referencing the <IFRAME> tag, not the iframe object).