frameSet Object

FRAMESET Element | frameSet Object

Specifies a frameset, which is used to organize multiple frames and nested framesets.

Members Table

The following table lists the members exposed by the frameSet object.
Attributes/Properties

Attribute Property Description
ariaBusy   Sets or retrieves the busy state of this element.
ariaChecked   Sets or retrieves the checked state of this element.
ariaDisabled   Sets or retrieves the disabled state of this element.
ariaExpanded   Sets or retrieves the expanded state of this element.
ariaHaspopup   Sets or retrieves a value indicating whether this element may display a pop-up window.
ariaHidden   Sets or retrieves the hidden state of this element.
ariaInvalid   Sets or retrieves the invalid state of this element.
ariaLevel   Sets or retrieves the level of this element.
ariaMultiselect   Sets or retrieves the multiple-selection state of this element.
ariaPosinset   Sets or retrieves the current position of an item within a set.
ariaPressed   Sets or retrieves the pressed state of a button that can be toggled.
ariaReadonly   Sets or retrieves the read-only state of this element.
ariaRequired   Sets or retrieves the form-completion requirement of this element.
ariaSecret   Sets or retrieves the secret state of this element.
ariaSelected   Sets or retrieves the selection state of this element.
ariaSetsize   Sets or retrieves the set size of this element.
ATOMICSELECTION Specifies whether the element and its contents must be selected as a whole, indivisible unit.
attributes   Retrieves a collection of attributes of the object.
BORDER border Sets or retrieves the space between the frames, including the 3-D border.
BORDERCOLOR borderColor Sets or retrieves the border color of the object.
canHaveChildren Gets a value indicating whether the object can contain child objects.
canHaveHTML Sets or retrieves the value indicating whether the object can contain rich HTML markup.
CLASS className Sets or retrieves the class of the object.
COLS cols Sets or retrieves the frame widths of the object.
firstChild Retrieves a reference to the first child in the childNodes collection of the object.
FRAMEBORDER frameBorder Sets or retrieves whether to display a border for the frame.
FRAMESPACING frameSpacing Sets or retrieves the amount of additional space between the frames.
HIDEFOCUS hideFocus Sets or gets the value that indicates whether the object visibly shows that it has focus.
ID id Retrieves the string identifying the object.
innerHTML Retrieves the HTML between the start and end tags of the object.
isContentEditable Gets the value that indicates whether the user can edit the contents of the object.
isDisabled Gets the value that indicates whether the user can interact with the object.
isMultiLine Retrieves the value indicating whether the content of the object contains one or more lines.
isTextEdit Retrieves whether a TextRange object can be created using the object.
LANG lang Sets or retrieves the language to use.
LANGUAGE language Sets or retrieves the language in which the current script is written.
lastChild Retrieves a reference to the last child in the childNodes collection of an object.
NAME name Sets or retrieves the frame name.
nextSibling Retrieves a reference to the next child of the parent for the object.
nodeName Retrieves the name of a particular type of node.
nodeType Retrieves the type of the requested node.
nodeValue Sets or retrieves the value of a node.
outerHTML Sets or retrieves the object and its content in HTML.
ownerDocument Retrieves the document object associated with the node.
parentElement Retrieves the parent object in the object hierarchy.
parentNode Retrieves the parent object in the document hierarchy.
parentTextEdit Retrieves the container object in the document hierarchy that can be used to create a TextRange containing the original object.
previousSibling Retrieves a reference to the previous child of the parent for the object.
readyState Retrieves the current state of the object.
role   Sets or retrieves the role for this element.
ROWS rows Sets or retrieves the frame heights of the object.
scopeName Gets the namespace defined for the element.
sourceIndex Retrieves the ordinal position of the object, in source order, as the object appears in the document's all collection.
TABINDEX tabIndex Sets or retrieves the index that defines the tab order for the object.
tagName Retrieves the tag name of the object.
tagUrn Sets or gets the Uniform Resource Name (URN) specified in the namespace declaration.
TITLE title Sets or retrieves advisory information (a ToolTip) for the object.
uniqueID Retrieves an autogenerated, unique identifier for the object.
UNSELECTABLE Specifies that an element cannot be selected.
WIDTH width Sets or retrieves the width of the object.

Behaviors

Behavior Description
clientCaps Provides information about features supported by Internet Explorer, as well as a way for installing browser components on demand.
download Downloads a file and notifies a specified callback function when the download is complete.
homePage Contains information about a user's homepage.

Collections

Collection Description
all Returns a reference to the collection of elements contained by the object.
attributes Retrieves a collection of attributes of the object.
behaviorUrns Returns a collection of Uniform Resource Name (URN) strings identifying the behaviors attached to the element.
childNodes Retrieves a collection of HTML Elements and TextNode objects that are direct descendants of the specified object.
children Retrieves a collection of DHTML Objects that are direct descendants of the object.

Events

Event Description
onactivate Fires when the object is set as the active element.
onafterprint Fires on the object immediately after its associated document prints or previews for printing.
onbeforedeactivate Fires immediately before the activeElement is changed from the current object to another object in the parent document.
onbeforeprint Fires on the object before its associated document prints or previews for printing.
onbeforeunload Fires prior to a page being unloaded.
onblur Fires when the object loses the input focus.
oncontrolselect Fires when the user is about to make a control selection of the object.
ondeactivate Fires when the activeElement is changed from the current object to another object in the parent document.
onfocus Fires when the object receives focus.
onhashchange   Raised upon changes to a fragment
onload Fires immediately after the browser loads the object.
onmove Fires when the object moves.
onmoveend Fires when the object stops moving.
onmovestart Fires when the object starts to move.
onresizeend Fires when the user finishes changing the dimensions of the object in a control selection.
onresizestart Fires when the user begins to change the dimensions of the object in a control selection.
onunload Fires immediately before the object is unloaded.

Filters

Filter property Description
Barn Reveals new content of the object with a motion that resembles doors opening or closing.
BasicImage Adjusts the color processing, image rotation, or opacity of the content of the object.
Blinds Reveals new content of the object with a motion that appears to open or close blinds.
Blur Blurs the content of the object so that it appears out of focus.
CheckerBoard Reveals new content of the object by uncovering squares placed like a checkerboard over the original content.
Compositor Displays new content of the object as a logical color combination of the new and original content. The color and alpha values of each version of the content are evaluated to determine the final color on the output image.
Emboss Displays the content of the object as an embossed texture using grayscale values.
Engrave Displays the content of the object as an engraved texture using grayscale values.
Fade Reveals new content of the object by fading out the original content.
Gradient Displays a colored surface between the object's background and content.
GradientWipe Reveals new content of the object by passing a gradient band over the original content.
ICMFilter Converts the color content of the object based on an Image Color Management (ICM) profile. This enables improved display of specific content, or simulated display for hardware devices, such as printers or monitors.
Inset Reveals new content of the object diagonally.
Iris Reveals new content of the object with an iris effect, similar to the opening of a camera aperture.
Matrix Resizes, rotates, or reverses the content of the object using matrix transformation.
Pixelate Displays the content of the object as colored squares that take the average color value of the pixels they replace. This filtered display can be used as a transition.
RadialWipe Reveals new content of the object with a radial wipe, like a windshield-wiper blade.
RandomBars Reveals new content of the object by exposing random lines of pixels.
RandomDissolve Reveals new content of the object by exposing random pixels.
Slide Reveals new content of the object by sliding sections of the image into place.
Spiral Reveals new content of the object with a spiral motion.
Stretch Reveals new content of the object with a stretching motion to cover the original content. One option resembles a cube rotating from one face to another.
Strips Reveals new content of the object by moving successive strips into place, like a diagonal saw blade passing across the original content.
Wheel Reveals new content of the object with a rotating motion, like spokes of a wheel covering the original content.
Zigzag Reveals new content of the object with a forward and back motion that moves down the object.

Methods

Method Description
addBehavior Attaches a behavior to the element.
appendChild Appends an element as a child to the object.
applyElement Makes the element either a child or parent of another element.
attachEvent Binds the specified function to an event, so that the function gets called whenever the event fires on the object.
blur Causes the element to lose focus and fires the onblur event.
clearAttributes Removes all attributes and values from the object.
cloneNode Copies a reference to the object from the document hierarchy.
componentFromPoint Returns the component located at the specified coordinates via certain events.
contains Checks whether the given element is contained within the object.
detachEvent Unbinds the specified function from the event, so that the function stops receiving notifications when the event fires.
fireEvent Fires a specified event on the object.
focus Causes the element to receive the focus and executes the code specified by the onfocus event.
getAdjacentText Returns the adjacent text string.
getAttribute   Retrieves the value of the specified attribute.
getAttribute Retrieves the value of the specified attribute.
getAttributeNode Gets an attribute object referenced by the attribute.name property.
getElementsByTagName Retrieves a collection of objects based on the specified element name.
hasAttribute   Determines whether an attribute with the specified name exists.
hasChildNodes Returns a value that indicates whether the object has children.
insertAdjacentElement Inserts an element at the specified location.
insertAdjacentHTML Inserts the given HTML text into the element at the location.
insertAdjacentText Inserts the given text into the element at the specified location.
insertBefore Inserts an element into the document hierarchy as a child node of a parent object.
mergeAttributes Copies all read/write attributes to the specified element.
normalize Merges adjacent TextNode objects to produce a normalized document object model.
removeAttribute   Removes the given attribute from the object.
removeAttribute Removes the given attribute from the object.
removeAttributeNode Removes an attribute object from the object.
removeBehavior Detaches a behavior from the element.
removeChild Removes a child node from the object.
removeNode Removes the object from the document hierarchy.
replaceAdjacentText Replaces the text adjacent to the element.
replaceChild Replaces an existing child element with a new child element.
replaceNode Replaces the object with another element.
setActive Sets the object as active without setting focus to the object.
setAttribute   Sets the value of the specified attribute.
setAttribute Sets the value of the specified attribute.
setAttributeNode Sets an attribute object node as part of the object.
swapNode Exchanges the location of two objects in the document hierarchy.

Objects

Object Description
runtimeStyle Represents the cascaded format and style of the object that overrides the format and style specified in global style sheets, inline styles, and HTML attributes.
style Represents the current settings of all possible inline styles for a given element.

Styles

Style attribute Style property Description
background-position-x backgroundPositionX Sets or retrieves the x-coordinate of the backgroundPosition property.
background-position-y backgroundPositionY Sets or retrieves the y-coordinate of the backgroundPosition property.
behavior behavior Sets or retrieves the location of the Dynamic HTML (DHTML) behavior.
border-bottom borderBottom Sets or retrieves the properties of the bottom border of the object.
border-left borderLeft Sets or retrieves the properties of the left border of the object.
border-right borderRight Sets or retrieves the properties of the right border of the object.
border-top borderTop Sets or retrieves the properties of the top border of the object.
filter filter Sets or retrieves the filter or collection of filters applied to the object.
height height Sets or retrieves the height of the object.
layout-grid layoutGrid Sets or retrieves the composite document grid properties that specify the layout of text characters.
layout-grid-mode layoutGridMode Sets or retrieves whether the text layout grid uses two dimensions.
max-height maxHeight Sets or retrieves the maximum height for an element.
min-height minHeight Sets or retrieves the minimum height for an element.
pixelBottom Sets or retrieves the bottom position of the object.
pixelHeight Sets or retrieves the height of the object.
pixelLeft Sets or retrieves the left position of the object.
pixelRight Sets or retrieves the right position of the object.
pixelTop Sets or retrieves the top position of the object.
pixelWidth Sets or retrieves the width of the object.
posBottom Sets or retrieves the bottom position of the object in the units specified by the bottom attribute.
posHeight Sets or retrieves the height of the object in the units specified by the height attribute.
posLeft Sets or retrieves the left position of the object in the units specified by the left attribute.
posRight Sets or retrieves the right position of the object in the units specified by the right attribute.
posTop Sets or retrieves the top position of the object in the units specified by the top attribute.
posWidth Sets or retrieves the width of the object in the units specified by the width attribute.
text-underline-position textUnderlinePosition Sets or retrieves the position of the underline decoration that is set through the textDecoration property of the object.
zoom zoom Sets or retrieves the magnification scale of the object.

Attribute	Property	Description
	ariaBusy	Sets or retrieves the busy state of this element.
	ariaChecked	Sets or retrieves the checked state of this element.
	ariaDisabled	Sets or retrieves the disabled state of this element.
	ariaExpanded	Sets or retrieves the expanded state of this element.
	ariaHaspopup	Sets or retrieves a value indicating whether this element may display a pop-up window.
	ariaHidden	Sets or retrieves the hidden state of this element.
	ariaInvalid	Sets or retrieves the invalid state of this element.
	ariaLevel	Sets or retrieves the level of this element.
	ariaMultiselect	Sets or retrieves the multiple-selection state of this element.
	ariaPosinset	Sets or retrieves the current position of an item within a set.
	ariaPressed	Sets or retrieves the pressed state of a button that can be toggled.
	ariaReadonly	Sets or retrieves the read-only state of this element.
	ariaRequired	Sets or retrieves the form-completion requirement of this element.
	ariaSecret	Sets or retrieves the secret state of this element.
	ariaSelected	Sets or retrieves the selection state of this element.
	ariaSetsize	Sets or retrieves the set size of this element.
ATOMICSELECTION		Specifies whether the element and its contents must be selected as a whole, indivisible unit.
	attributes	Retrieves a collection of attributes of the object.
BORDER	border	Sets or retrieves the space between the frames, including the 3-D border.
BORDERCOLOR	borderColor	Sets or retrieves the border color of the object.
	canHaveChildren	Gets a value indicating whether the object can contain child objects.
	canHaveHTML	Sets or retrieves the value indicating whether the object can contain rich HTML markup.
CLASS	className	Sets or retrieves the class of the object.
COLS	cols	Sets or retrieves the frame widths of the object.
	firstChild	Retrieves a reference to the first child in the childNodes collection of the object.
FRAMEBORDER	frameBorder	Sets or retrieves whether to display a border for the frame.
FRAMESPACING	frameSpacing	Sets or retrieves the amount of additional space between the frames.
HIDEFOCUS	hideFocus	Sets or gets the value that indicates whether the object visibly shows that it has focus.
ID	id	Retrieves the string identifying the object.
	innerHTML	Retrieves the HTML between the start and end tags of the object.
	isContentEditable	Gets the value that indicates whether the user can edit the contents of the object.
	isDisabled	Gets the value that indicates whether the user can interact with the object.
	isMultiLine	Retrieves the value indicating whether the content of the object contains one or more lines.
	isTextEdit	Retrieves whether a TextRange object can be created using the object.
LANG	lang	Sets or retrieves the language to use.
LANGUAGE	language	Sets or retrieves the language in which the current script is written.
	lastChild	Retrieves a reference to the last child in the childNodes collection of an object.
NAME	name	Sets or retrieves the frame name.
	nextSibling	Retrieves a reference to the next child of the parent for the object.
	nodeName	Retrieves the name of a particular type of node.
	nodeType	Retrieves the type of the requested node.
	nodeValue	Sets or retrieves the value of a node.
	outerHTML	Sets or retrieves the object and its content in HTML.
	ownerDocument	Retrieves the document object associated with the node.
	parentElement	Retrieves the parent object in the object hierarchy.
	parentNode	Retrieves the parent object in the document hierarchy.
	parentTextEdit	Retrieves the container object in the document hierarchy that can be used to create a TextRange containing the original object.
	previousSibling	Retrieves a reference to the previous child of the parent for the object.
	readyState	Retrieves the current state of the object.
	role	Sets or retrieves the role for this element.
ROWS	rows	Sets or retrieves the frame heights of the object.
	scopeName	Gets the namespace defined for the element.
	sourceIndex	Retrieves the ordinal position of the object, in source order, as the object appears in the document's all collection.
TABINDEX	tabIndex	Sets or retrieves the index that defines the tab order for the object.
	tagName	Retrieves the tag name of the object.
	tagUrn	Sets or gets the Uniform Resource Name (URN) specified in the namespace declaration.
TITLE	title	Sets or retrieves advisory information (a ToolTip) for the object.
	uniqueID	Retrieves an autogenerated, unique identifier for the object.
UNSELECTABLE		Specifies that an element cannot be selected.
WIDTH	width	Sets or retrieves the width of the object.

Behavior	Description
clientCaps	Provides information about features supported by Internet Explorer, as well as a way for installing browser components on demand.
download	Downloads a file and notifies a specified callback function when the download is complete.
homePage	Contains information about a user's homepage.

Collection	Description
all	Returns a reference to the collection of elements contained by the object.
attributes	Retrieves a collection of attributes of the object.
behaviorUrns	Returns a collection of Uniform Resource Name (URN) strings identifying the behaviors attached to the element.
childNodes	Retrieves a collection of HTML Elements and TextNode objects that are direct descendants of the specified object.
children	Retrieves a collection of DHTML Objects that are direct descendants of the object.

Event	Description
onactivate	Fires when the object is set as the active element.
onafterprint	Fires on the object immediately after its associated document prints or previews for printing.
onbeforedeactivate	Fires immediately before the activeElement is changed from the current object to another object in the parent document.
onbeforeprint	Fires on the object before its associated document prints or previews for printing.
onbeforeunload	Fires prior to a page being unloaded.
onblur	Fires when the object loses the input focus.
oncontrolselect	Fires when the user is about to make a control selection of the object.
ondeactivate	Fires when the activeElement is changed from the current object to another object in the parent document.
onfocus	Fires when the object receives focus.
onhashchange	Raised upon changes to a fragment
onload	Fires immediately after the browser loads the object.
onmove	Fires when the object moves.
onmoveend	Fires when the object stops moving.
onmovestart	Fires when the object starts to move.
onresizeend	Fires when the user finishes changing the dimensions of the object in a control selection.
onresizestart	Fires when the user begins to change the dimensions of the object in a control selection.
onunload	Fires immediately before the object is unloaded.

Filter property	Description
Barn	Reveals new content of the object with a motion that resembles doors opening or closing.
BasicImage	Adjusts the color processing, image rotation, or opacity of the content of the object.
Blinds	Reveals new content of the object with a motion that appears to open or close blinds.
Blur	Blurs the content of the object so that it appears out of focus.
CheckerBoard	Reveals new content of the object by uncovering squares placed like a checkerboard over the original content.
Compositor	Displays new content of the object as a logical color combination of the new and original content. The color and alpha values of each version of the content are evaluated to determine the final color on the output image.
Emboss	Displays the content of the object as an embossed texture using grayscale values.
Engrave	Displays the content of the object as an engraved texture using grayscale values.
Fade	Reveals new content of the object by fading out the original content.
Gradient	Displays a colored surface between the object's background and content.
GradientWipe	Reveals new content of the object by passing a gradient band over the original content.
ICMFilter	Converts the color content of the object based on an Image Color Management (ICM) profile. This enables improved display of specific content, or simulated display for hardware devices, such as printers or monitors.
Inset	Reveals new content of the object diagonally.
Iris	Reveals new content of the object with an iris effect, similar to the opening of a camera aperture.
Matrix	Resizes, rotates, or reverses the content of the object using matrix transformation.
Pixelate	Displays the content of the object as colored squares that take the average color value of the pixels they replace. This filtered display can be used as a transition.
RadialWipe	Reveals new content of the object with a radial wipe, like a windshield-wiper blade.
RandomBars	Reveals new content of the object by exposing random lines of pixels.
RandomDissolve	Reveals new content of the object by exposing random pixels.
Slide	Reveals new content of the object by sliding sections of the image into place.
Spiral	Reveals new content of the object with a spiral motion.
Stretch	Reveals new content of the object with a stretching motion to cover the original content. One option resembles a cube rotating from one face to another.
Strips	Reveals new content of the object by moving successive strips into place, like a diagonal saw blade passing across the original content.
Wheel	Reveals new content of the object with a rotating motion, like spokes of a wheel covering the original content.
Zigzag	Reveals new content of the object with a forward and back motion that moves down the object.

Method	Description
addBehavior	Attaches a behavior to the element.
appendChild	Appends an element as a child to the object.
applyElement	Makes the element either a child or parent of another element.
attachEvent	Binds the specified function to an event, so that the function gets called whenever the event fires on the object.
blur	Causes the element to lose focus and fires the onblur event.
clearAttributes	Removes all attributes and values from the object.
cloneNode	Copies a reference to the object from the document hierarchy.
componentFromPoint	Returns the component located at the specified coordinates via certain events.
contains	Checks whether the given element is contained within the object.
detachEvent	Unbinds the specified function from the event, so that the function stops receiving notifications when the event fires.
fireEvent	Fires a specified event on the object.
focus	Causes the element to receive the focus and executes the code specified by the onfocus event.
getAdjacentText	Returns the adjacent text string.
getAttribute	Retrieves the value of the specified attribute.
getAttribute	Retrieves the value of the specified attribute.
getAttributeNode	Gets an attribute object referenced by the attribute.name property.
getElementsByTagName	Retrieves a collection of objects based on the specified element name.
hasAttribute	Determines whether an attribute with the specified name exists.
hasChildNodes	Returns a value that indicates whether the object has children.
insertAdjacentElement	Inserts an element at the specified location.
insertAdjacentHTML	Inserts the given HTML text into the element at the location.
insertAdjacentText	Inserts the given text into the element at the specified location.
insertBefore	Inserts an element into the document hierarchy as a child node of a parent object.
mergeAttributes	Copies all read/write attributes to the specified element.
normalize	Merges adjacent TextNode objects to produce a normalized document object model.
removeAttribute	Removes the given attribute from the object.
removeAttribute	Removes the given attribute from the object.
removeAttributeNode	Removes an attribute object from the object.
removeBehavior	Detaches a behavior from the element.
removeChild	Removes a child node from the object.
removeNode	Removes the object from the document hierarchy.
replaceAdjacentText	Replaces the text adjacent to the element.
replaceChild	Replaces an existing child element with a new child element.
replaceNode	Replaces the object with another element.
setActive	Sets the object as active without setting focus to the object.
setAttribute	Sets the value of the specified attribute.
setAttribute	Sets the value of the specified attribute.
setAttributeNode	Sets an attribute object node as part of the object.
swapNode	Exchanges the location of two objects in the document hierarchy.

Object	Description
runtimeStyle	Represents the cascaded format and style of the object that overrides the format and style specified in global style sheets, inline styles, and HTML attributes.
style	Represents the current settings of all possible inline styles for a given element.

Style attribute	Style property	Description
background-position-x	backgroundPositionX	Sets or retrieves the x-coordinate of the backgroundPosition property.
background-position-y	backgroundPositionY	Sets or retrieves the y-coordinate of the backgroundPosition property.
behavior	behavior	Sets or retrieves the location of the Dynamic HTML (DHTML) behavior.
border-bottom	borderBottom	Sets or retrieves the properties of the bottom border of the object.
border-left	borderLeft	Sets or retrieves the properties of the left border of the object.
border-right	borderRight	Sets or retrieves the properties of the right border of the object.
border-top	borderTop	Sets or retrieves the properties of the top border of the object.
filter	filter	Sets or retrieves the filter or collection of filters applied to the object.
height	height	Sets or retrieves the height of the object.
layout-grid	layoutGrid	Sets or retrieves the composite document grid properties that specify the layout of text characters.
layout-grid-mode	layoutGridMode	Sets or retrieves whether the text layout grid uses two dimensions.
max-height	maxHeight	Sets or retrieves the maximum height for an element.
min-height	minHeight	Sets or retrieves the minimum height for an element.
	pixelBottom	Sets or retrieves the bottom position of the object.
	pixelHeight	Sets or retrieves the height of the object.
	pixelLeft	Sets or retrieves the left position of the object.
	pixelRight	Sets or retrieves the right position of the object.
	pixelTop	Sets or retrieves the top position of the object.
	pixelWidth	Sets or retrieves the width of the object.
	posBottom	Sets or retrieves the bottom position of the object in the units specified by the bottom attribute.
	posHeight	Sets or retrieves the height of the object in the units specified by the height attribute.
	posLeft	Sets or retrieves the left position of the object in the units specified by the left attribute.
	posRight	Sets or retrieves the right position of the object in the units specified by the right attribute.
	posTop	Sets or retrieves the top position of the object in the units specified by the top attribute.
	posWidth	Sets or retrieves the width of the object in the units specified by the width attribute.
text-underline-position	textUnderlinePosition	Sets or retrieves the position of the underline decoration that is set through the textDecoration property of the object.
zoom	zoom	Sets or retrieves the magnification scale of the object.

Remarks

The FRAMESET element is a container for the FRAME element. An HTML document can contain either the FRAMESET element or the BODY element, but not both.
Security Alert To protect user privacy and safeguard your applications, Internet Explorer restricts some interactions between frames that host Web pages from different domains. For more information about using the DHTML object model with the frame and iframe objects, see About Cross-Frame Scripting and Security and Security Considerations: Dynamic HTML.
If a user opens a Web folder inside a frame and then clicks something in the Web folder, the file or folder that the user clicks takes over the entire window. For example, suppose that a page contains two frames, one frame pointing to http://www.microsoft.com and the second frame pointing to a network drive. If the user clicks a file or folder in the second frame, that frame takes control of the entire window, including the first frame. For file types that the browser cannot host, such as .txt files, a separate window in the appropriate host application is opened.
A Web folder is a part of the file system hierarchy, but it does not necessarily represent anything in the file system. An example is Network Neighborhood.
This element is an inline element.
This element requires a closing tag.

Example

This example uses the FRAMESET element to define three columns of rectangular frames on a page.
<FRAMESET COLS="25%, 50%, *">
<FRAME SRC="contents.htm">
<FRAME SRC="info.htm">
<FRAME SCROLLING="NO" SRC="graphic.htm">
</FRAMESET>

Standards Information

This object is defined in HTML 4.0 and is defined in World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 .