this javascript is not working in chrome but works in ie

Question

<script language="javascript">


function switchScreen(v)
{

if(v=='d')
{
    mf.rows="0,*";
    window.frames.topFrame.location='blank.htm';

}
else
{
    mf.rows="*,0";
    window.frames.topFrame.location='http://sample.htm';


}


}



</script>


<frameset name="mf" id="mainFrame" rows="*,0" frameborder=no framespacing=0>
<frame name='topFrame' id="tp" src='http://sample.htm/' scrolling="no" frameborder=0 noresize marginheight=0 marginwidth=0>
<frame name='bottomFrame' id="bp" src='Main.html' scrolling="no" frameborder=0 noresize  marginheight=0 marginwidth=0>
</frameset>

The function is called from within the bottom frame

Answer 1

In this case, mf will be available in Internet Explorer only, because that browser has the "feature" of adding all DOM elements with a name to the window object.

Add

mf = document.getElementById("mainFrame");

to the top of the script and it will work.

By the way, to see JavaScript errors in Chrome, press Ctrl + Shift + J and then the "Console" tab. Every browser has a JavaScript error console, which should always be the first port of call when something doesn't work; it's just a bit hidden sometimes.