How to create an iframe on clicking a link?

Question

I have a web page with several links inside a table. One of the links is inside a td tag . I want a way to invoke an iframe, which will be opened once the user clicks on the

Answer 1

Heres a very basic JavaScript function that can do it. Function parameters are the element in which you want the iFrame to be appended to and the location in which you want it to point.

HTML

Set the Iframe up

JavaScript

function setIframe(element,location){
    var theIframe = document.createElement("iframe");
    theIframe.src = location;
   element.appendChild(theIframe);
}