The YouTube Frame API does support existing frames. To improve the usage, I have created some helper functions. Have a look at the code + comments below and the demo: http://jsfiddle.net/YzvXa/197
To bind functions to existent frames, you have to pass an ID reference to the frame. In your case, the frame is contained within a container with id="tab2". I have defined a custom function for an easier implementation:
function getFrameID(id){
var elem = document.getElementById(id);
if (elem) {
if(/^iframe$/i.test(elem.tagName)) return id; //Frame, OK
// else: Look for frame
var elems = elem.getElementsByTagName("iframe");
if (!elems.length) return null; //No iframe found, FAILURE
for (var i=0; i<elems.length; i++) {
if (/^https?:\/\/(?:www\.)?youtube(?:-nocookie)?\.com(\/|$)/i.test(elems[i].src)) break;
}
elem = elems[i]; //The only, or the best iFrame
if (elem.id) return elem.id; //Existing ID, return it
// else: Create a new ID
do { //Keep postfixing `-frame` until the ID is unique
id += "-frame";
} while (document.getElementById(id));
elem.id = id;
return id;
}
// If no element, return null.
return null;
}
// Define YT_ready function.
var YT_ready = (function() {
var onReady_funcs = [], api_isReady = false;
/* @param func function Function to execute on ready
* @param func Boolean If true, all qeued functions are executed
* @param b_before Boolean If true, the func will added to the first
position in the queue*/
return function(func, b_before) {
if (func === true) {
api_isReady = true;
while (onReady_funcs.length) {
// Removes the first func from the array, and execute func
onReady_funcs.shift()();
}
} else if (typeof func == "function") {
if (api_isReady) func();
else onReady_funcs[b_before?"unshift":"push"](func);
}
}
})();
// This function will be called when the API is fully loaded
function onYouTubePlayerAPIReady() {YT_ready(true)}
// Load YouTube Frame API
(function() { // Closure, to not leak to the scope
var s = document.createElement("script");
s.src = (location.protocol == 'https:' ? 'https' : 'http') + "://www.youtube.com/player_api";
var before = document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0];
before.parentNode.insertBefore(s, before);
})();
// Previously, core functions were defined. Look ahead for the implementation:
var player; //Define a player object, to enable later function calls, without
// having to create a new class instance again.
// Add function to execute when the API is ready
YT_ready(function(){
var frameID = getFrameID("tabs2");
if (frameID) { //If the frame exists
player = new YT.Player(frameID, {
events: {
"onStateChange": stopCycle
}
});
}
});
// Example: function stopCycle, bound to onStateChange
function stopCycle(event) {
alert("onStateChange has fired!\nNew state:" + event.data);
}
If you want to invoke additional functions at a later point, e.g. mute a video, use:
player.mute();
- If you only have to call simple single-direction functions, it's not necessary to use this code. Instead, use the function
callPlayer as defined at this answer.
- If you want to implement this feature for multiple frames, simultaneously, have a look at this answer. Also includes a detailed explanation of
getFrameID and YT_ready.
