runtime.getFrameId()

Returns the frame ID of any window global or frame element when called from a content script or extension page, including background pages.

Syntax

var gettingInfo = browser.runtime.getFrameId()

Parameters

target: A WindowProxy or a browsing context container Element (iframe, frame, embed, or object) for the target frame.

Return value

Returns the frame ID of the target frame, or -1 if the frame doesn't exist.

Examples

This code recursively walks descendant frames and gets parent frame IDs.

let parents = {};

function visit(win) {
  let frameId = browser.runtime.getFrameId(win);
  let parentId = browser.runtime.getFrameId(win.parent);
  parents[frameId] = (win.parent != win) ? parentId : -1;

  try {
    let frameEl = browser.runtime.getFrameId(win.frameElement);
    browser.test.assertEq(frameId, frameEl, "frameElement id correct");
  } catch (e) {
    // Can't access a cross-origin .frameElement.
  }

  for (let i = 0; i < win.frames.length; i++) {
    visit(win.frames[i]);
  }
}
visit(window);

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