Is it possible to use JQuery to load a url into an

Question

Is is possible using JQuery to load the src of an <a> tag into an iframe on the same page as the linked clicked if you can not edit the html?

Something similar to this but instead of getting the value from the input the src value would be the src of the link the person clicks on?

http://jsfiddle.net/kbwood/DLprk/

Answer 1

That's what target attribute is for.

iframe { width: 100%; height: 50%; }

<iframe id="display" name="display"></iframe>
<br>
    <a href="http://jquery.com" target="display">Load</a>

Answer 2

Is this what you want?

$('#url').click(function(e) {
    e.preventDefault();
    $('#display').attr('src', $('#url').attr('href'));
});

iframe { width: 100%; height: 50%; }

<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<iframe id="display"></iframe>
<br>
    <a type="text" id="url" href="http://jquery.com">test</a>