Why doesn't IE8 handle iframe onload events?

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JavaScript

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title></title>
<script>
function on_iframe_load() {
    document.getElementById('iframe_a').onload = function() {
        alert('Thanks for the visit!');
    };
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<iframe name="iframe_a" id="iframe_a"></iframe>
<a href="http://www.example.com/" target="iframe_a"  onclick="on_iframe_load();">Go!</a>
</body>
</html>

It works in all major browsers with no problem, but IE8 (and probably prior versions) don't understand it.
Any cross-browser solution?
Thanks!

Posted 10-Nov-12 0:40am

RainLover

Updated 18-Nov-12 20:48pm

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Ravi Tuvar 16-Nov-12 7:09am

i tried this code on my machine and it is working in IE8..!

RainLover 16-Nov-12 7:14am

Did you try it on a real IE8 or an emulator? Did you see the alert box?

Ravi Tuvar 16-Nov-12 7:25am

I tried by setting the Browser Mode in IE9...
Tried with IE7, IE8 Mode..!

RainLover 16-Nov-12 7:26am

That's why! It doesn't work in my real IE8.

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Jamal Seyedi · Answer 1 · 2012-11-18T10:21:00

Solution 1

try contentWindow

JavaScript

document.getElementById('iframe_a').contentWindow.onload = function() {
        alert('Thanks for the visit!');
    };

Posted 18-Nov-12 10:21am

Jamal Seyedi

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RainLover 19-Nov-12 2:58am

Now it doesn't work in any browser.

Jamal Seyedi 19-Nov-12 15:46pm

you can use jquery. it works