Accessing an iframe

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I have an iframe with a widget inside of it. The source is from a different domain. There is a form on its contents with a submission button. When it is clicked, the page that opens up is within the iframe. My question, which I have researched and haven't found an answer, is this - "Is there any way that I can access that button so that the new page opens in a separate window?"

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score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:57

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you can not access an iframes content from another domain directly.

if you have control over the content from the other domain you can setup a messaging system.

additional information can be found here: Cross-domain IFrame DOM properties access from parent's JavaScript

edited May 23 '17 at 11:57

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answered Aug 18 '14 at 16:32

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So they would have to make this happen on their end? – lennon626 Aug 18 '14 at 16:37
if it makes sense to them. what is your situation and the widget specifically? – dreamlab Aug 18 '14 at 16:39
The site is a rental car site. The widget is "Reserve a Car Online" that when you hit submit, they take you to the list of cars available that fit your criteria. Its on their domain. I've seen the widget on another site and it opens it in a separate window and not in the iframe. – lennon626 Aug 18 '14 at 16:48
can you show me the other site. i will check what they are doing. is there help/reference to the widget? – dreamlab Aug 18 '14 at 16:49
http://www.martinrv.com/ – lennon626 Aug 18 '14 at 16:55
No, i don't believe there is a help/reference to the widget. – lennon626 Aug 18 '14 at 16:55
It's taken care of. Thank you so much for your time. It works as expected now. – lennon626 Aug 18 '14 at 16:58

Accessing an iframe

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