javascript - How to close an iframe within iframe itself

Question

How do I use javascript or jQuery to close an iframe within iframe itself? I've tried <a href="javascript:self.close()"> but it didn't work.

Answer 1

"Closing" the current iFrame is not possible but you can tell the parent to manipulate the dom and make it invisible.

In IFrame:

parent.closeIFrame();

In parent:

function closeIFrame(){
     $('#youriframeid').remove();
}