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HTML DOM Checkbox name attribute

Checkbox Object Reference Checkbox objects

Definition and Usage

name property sets or returns the element name attribute value checkbox.

name attribute is used after the form is submitted to the server to transmit data or form data referenced in Javascript.

Note: After the form is submitted only name attribute of the form element will pass data values.

grammar

Setting name attribute:

checkboxObject.name="name"

Returns the name attribute:

checkboxObject.name


Browser Support

Internet ExplorerFirefoxOperaGoogle ChromeSafari

All major browsers support attribute name


Examples

Examples

The following example output checkbox name:

<! DOCTYPE html>
<Html>
<Head>
<Meta charset = "utf-8">
<Title> This tutorial (w3big.com) </ title>
<Script>
function displayResult () {
var x = document.getElementById ( "myCheck") name.;
alert (x);
}
</ Script>
</ Head>
<Body>

<Form>
<Input type = "checkbox" name = "check1" id = "myCheck"> do you like summer?
</ Form>
<Button type = "button" onclick = "displayResult ()"> Display Name </ button>

</ Body>
</ Html>

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Checkbox Object Reference Checkbox objects