[Chapter 21] Reference: Frame
Author: David Flanagan
Date: Fri Aug 29 11:16:10 1997

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| Chapter 21 JavaScript Reference |

# Frame Object

## Name

Frame Object---a type of Window object

## Availability

Navigator 2.0, Internet Explorer 3.0

## Synopsis

    window.frames[i]
    window.frames.length
    frames[i]
    frames.length

## Description

Though the Frame object is sometimes referred to, there is, strictly speaking, no such object. All frames within a browser window are instances of the Window object, and they contain the same properties and support the same methods and event handlers as the Window object does. See the Window object, and its properties, methods, and event handlers for details.

There are a few practical differences between Window objects that represent top-level browser windows, and those that represent frames within a browser window, however:

- When the `defaultStatus` property is set for a frame, the specified status message is only visible when the mouse is within that frame.

- The `top` and `parent` properties of a top-level browser window always refer to the top-level window itself. These properties are only really useful for frames.

- The `close()` method is not useful for Window objects that are frames.

## See Also

"Window"

Form.target |  | frames[]