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when the page loads set the height of an iframe based on the height of its contents
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/* | |
Plugin: iframe autoheight jQuery Plugin | |
Author: original code by NATHAN SMITH; converted to plugin by Jesse House | |
File: jquery.iframe-auto-height.plugin.js | |
Description: when the page loads set the height of an iframe based on the height of its contents | |
Remarks: original code from http://sonspring.com/journal/jquery-iframe-sizing | |
now made into a plugin and does not match on tag name iframe | |
TODO: github link | |
TODO: tests | |
TODO: examples | |
TODO: run jslint | |
*/ | |
(function ($) { | |
$.fn.iframeAutoHeight = function (options) { | |
// set default option values | |
var options = $.extend({ | |
heightOffset: 0 | |
}, options); | |
// iterate over the matched elements passed to the plugin | |
$(this).each(function () { | |
// Check if browser is Safari or Opera. (this seems to cover chrome as well) | |
if ($.browser.safari || $.browser.opera) { | |
// Start timer when loaded. | |
$(this).load(function () { | |
var iframe = this; | |
var delayedResize = function () { | |
resizeHeight(iframe); | |
}; | |
setTimeout(delayedResize, 0); | |
}); | |
// Safari and Opera need a kick-start. | |
var source = $(this).attr('src'); | |
$(this).attr('src', ''); | |
$(this).attr('src', source); | |
} | |
else { | |
// For other browsers. | |
$(this).load(function () { | |
resizeHeight(this); | |
}); | |
} | |
// since we are in a closure this method cannot be accessed from outside, which is a good thing | |
function resizeHeight(iframe) { | |
// Set inline style to equal the body height of the iframed content plus a little | |
var newHeight = iframe.contentWindow.document.body.offsetHeight + options.heightOffset; | |
iframe.style.height = newHeight + 'px'; | |
} | |
}); // end | |
} | |
})(jQuery); |
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