Getting contents of iframe

Question

I'm trying to get the contents of an <iframe> from another page.

The other page is a different website; I'm logged into that website and I get its contents and store it in the <iframe>.

How do I get the contents of that <iframe> into the current window ?

double dupe stackoverflow.com/questions/540077 stackoverflow.com/questions/540189, please stop re-asking. — bobince
– bobince, Commented Feb 12, 2009 at 16:22

Grey Panther · Accepted Answer · 2009-02-12 12:48:14Z

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The short answer: you can not do it. Browsers restrict the interaction between content from different websites using the same origin policy.

answered Feb 12, 2009 at 7:29

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I guess you meant can NOT do it? As you explain why it won't work in the next sentence.

Nice catch. Yes, I left out the not part :-)