jQuery UI Dialog using iframe URL

Question

I've used nyroModal and Fancybox as tools for websites but in this instance I must use jQuery UI's dialog tool. I need this dialog to load a page. I believe I've done this before but everything I come across seems more complex than it should be. Can't I use something like...

$( "#dialog" ).dialog({
      autoOpen: false,
      modal: true,
      url: http://www.google.com
      });

<button id="dialog">Open Dialog</button>

and have the page open in a simple iframe? Thanks in advance.

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I did find that I have this code,

<script>
  //$.fx.speeds._default = 500;  
  $(function() {    
    $( "#dialog" ).dialog({      
    autoOpen: false,      
    show: "fade",   
    hide: "fade",
            modal: true,            
            open: function () {$(this).load('nom-1-dialog-add-vessels.html');},                     
            height: 'auto',            
            width: 'auto',        
            resizable: true,    
            title: 'Vessels'    });     

    $( "#opener" ).click(function() {      
    $( "#dialog" ).dialog( "open" );      
    return false;   
    });  
  });  
  </script>

<div id="dialog"></div><button id="opener">Open Dialog</button>

but it's not loading the actual page.

Answer 1

url is not one of the options in jQuery UI dialog.

One of the things that has worked for me is to have an iframe inside the div that is your dialog, and set its url property on the open event.

Like:

<div id="dialog">
    <iframe id="myIframe" src=""></iframe>
</div>
<button id="dialogBtn">Open Dialog</button>

And JS:

$("#dialog").dialog({
    autoOpen: false,
    modal: true,
    height: 600,
    open: function(ev, ui){
             $('#myIframe').attr('src','http://www.jQuery.com');
          }
});

$('#dialogBtn').click(function(){
    $('#dialog').dialog('open');
});

You would find that you need some styling on the iframe to get it look nice, though.

#myIframe{
  height: 580px;
}

EDIT: Working version - http://jsbin.com/uruyob/1/edit

Answer 2

Based on Floyd Pink and your code, I have consolidated an code. Check here http://jsfiddle.net/Nz9Q8/

 $(function () {
  $("#dialog").dialog({
    autoOpen: false,
    show: "fade",
    hide: "fade",
    modal: true,
    open: function (ev, ui) {
      $('#myIframe').src = 'http://www.w3schools.com';
    },
    height: 'auto',
    width: 'auto',
    resizable: true,
    title: 'Vessels'
  });

  $("#opener").click(function () {
    $("#dialog").dialog("open");
    return false;
  });
});