Web/API/HTMLFrameSetElement

ObsoleteThis feature is obsolete. Although it may still work in some browsers, its use is discouraged since it could be removed at any time. Try to avoid using it.

The HTMLFrameSetElement interface provides special properties (beyond those of the regular HTMLElement interface they also inherit) for manipulating <frameset> elements.

Properties

Inherits properties from its parent, HTMLElement and from WindowEventHandlers.

HTMLFrameSetElement.cols '

Is a DOMString structured as a comma-seperated list specifing the width of each column inside a frameset.

HTMLFrameSetElement.rows '

Is a DOMString structured as a comma-seperated list specifing the height of each column inside a frameset.

Methods

No specific method; inherits methods from its parent, HTMLElement and from WindowEventHandlers.

Event handlers

No specific event handler; inherits event handlers from its parent, HTMLElement and from WindowEventHandlers.

WindowEventHandlers.onafterprint

Is an EventHandler representing the code to be called when the afterprint event is raised.

WindowEventHandlers.onbeforeprint

Is an EventHandler representing the code to be called when the beforeprint event is raised.

WindowEventHandlers.onbeforeunload

Is an EventHandler representing the code to be called when the beforeunload event is raised.

WindowEventHandlers.onhashchange

Is an EventHandler representing the code to be called when the hashchange event is raised.

WindowEventHandlers.onlanguagechange '

Is an EventHandler representing the code to be called when the languagechange event is raised.

WindowEventHandlers.onmessage

Is an EventHandler representing the code to be called when the message event is raised.

WindowEventHandlers.onoffline

Is an EventHandler representing the code to be called when the offline event is raised.

WindowEventHandlers.ononline

Is an EventHandler representing the code to be called when the online event is raised.

WindowEventHandlers.onpagehide

Is an EventHandler representing the code to be called when the pagehide event is raised.

WindowEventHandlers.onpageshow

Is an EventHandler representing the code to be called when the pageshow event is raised.

WindowEventHandlers.onpopstate

Is an EventHandler representing the code to be called when the popstate event is raised.

WindowEventHandlers.onresize

Is an EventHandler representing the code to be called when the resize event is raised.

WindowEventHandlers.onstorage

Is an EventHandler representing the code to be called when the storage event is raised.

WindowEventHandlers.onunload

Is an EventHandler representing the code to be called when the unload event is raised.

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
HTML Living StandardThe definition of 'HTMLFrameSetElement' in that specification.	Living Standard	From the HTML5 snapshot, the WindowEventHandlers interface now have a onlanguagechange property.
HTML5The definition of 'HTMLFrameSetElement' in that specification.	Recommendation	Snapshot of a previous HTML Living Standard Frames are now obsolete. Implements WindowEventHandlers.
Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 HTML SpecificationThe definition of 'HTMLBodyElement' in that specification.	Obsolete	No change from Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 Specification.
Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 SpecificationThe definition of 'HTMLBodyElement' in that specification.	Obsolete	Initial definition.

Browser compatibility

The compatibility table in this page is generated from structured data. If you'd like to contribute to the data, please check out https://github.com/mdn/browser-compat-data and send us a pull request.

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
HTMLFrameSetElement	Chrome Full support 1	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 1	IE Full support 4	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support Yes	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes
cols Deprecated'	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support Yes	IE ?	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support Yes	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes
onXYZ event handlers	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support ≤79	Firefox Full support Yes	IE ?	Opera ?	Safari ?	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support Yes	Opera Android ?	Safari iOS ?	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes
onlanguage	Chrome ?	Edge ?	Firefox Full support 32	IE ?	Opera ?	Safari ?	WebView Android ?	Chrome Android ?	Firefox Android Full support 32	Opera Android ?	Safari iOS ?	Samsung Internet Android ?
onstorage	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 45	IE ?	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support 45	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes
rows Deprecated'	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support Yes	IE ?	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support Yes	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes

Legend

Full support  

Full support

Compatibility unknown  

Compatibility unknown

Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.'

Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.

See also

• HTML element implementing this interface: <frameset>
• The equivalent of this element outside of frames: HTMLBodyElement.

HTMLFrameSetElement by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.