Re: Transfer javascript code from iFrame to a DIV

sameergn@gmail.com wrote:

> I have HTML form whose target is an invisible IFrame. After the IFrame
> is loaded completely, following code transfers contents of IFrame to DIV
>
> document.getElementById("mainDiv").innerHTML =
> test_iframe.document.body.innerHTML;

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> but this does not seem to carry over the Javascript code from IFrame to
> DIV. Can anyone comment if this is the correct behavior or a bug?

`innerHTML' is a proprietary feature, so everything regarding it can be
considered correct behavior, even bugs.

> (The requirement is to submit a form and update only portion of screen,
> without using AJAX. A DIV cannot be target of the FORM, hence the
> IFrame->DIV route)

This is utter nonsense. Simply make the IFrame visible in the first
place, and use CSS to style it.

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