Calling function and passing parameters to iframe from parent

Question

I am trying to call a function and pass a parameter to a iframe javascript function from the parent.

I have

document.getElementById('iframeD').contentWindow.detect(name);

in my parent javascript

in my iframe..if I have

function detect(name){

   console.log(name);
}

it will gives me

Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected token name

However, if I only call the function without parameter

document.getElementById('iframeD').contentWindow.detect();

and make my iframe function

function detect(){

   console.log('I want to pass the pare');
}

it will works.

What can I do to solve this? Thanks for the help!!!

Answer 1

name is a reserved keyword in JS, so you can't use it for variables/arguments. Just use a different name both for your argument and when you call detect . Your code looks otherwise fine.