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The HTML DOM Window frames property in HTML DOM is used to return the frame element in the form of an array object. This property represents all <iframe> elements in the current window. DOM Windowframe is a read-only property.

Syntax:

window.frames

Properties:

length property: It returns the number of iframe elements in the current window.
location property: It changes the location of the iframe.

Return Value: It returns a reference to the Window object, representing all the frames in the current window.

Example 1: In this example, we will see the number of iframe elements in the current window using window.length property.

HTML

<iframe src="https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/community/">
</iframe><br>

<p>
    Click on the button to display
    the number of iframes
</p>

<button onclick="myGeeks()">
    Click Here!
</button>

<p id="GFG"></p>

<!-- script to count iframes -->
<script>
    function myGeeks() {
        var x = window.length;
        document.getElementById("GFG").innerHTML = x;
    }
</script>

Example 2: In this example, we will see the usage of window.frame[] property.

HTML

<iframe src="https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/community/">
</iframe><br>
<p>
    Click on the button to change
    the location of iframe element
</p>

<button onclick="myGeeks()">
    Click Here!
</button>

<p id="GFG"></p>

<!-- script to count iframes -->
<script>
    function myGeeks() {
        window.frames[0].location =
        "https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/";
    }
</script>

Supported Browsers: The browser supported by DOM Window Frames Property are listed below:

Google Chrome 1 and above
Edge 12 and above
Internet Explorer 4 and above
Firefox 1 and above
Opera 12.1 and above
Safari 1 and above

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