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HTML DOM Input Search name property

Input Search Object Reference Input Search Object

Examples

Get the name of the search field:

var x = document.getElementById ( "mySearch") name.;
x The output is:
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Definition and Usage

name attribute is used to set or return the name attribute value of the search field.

name attribute is typically used to server identifiers submitted form data, or the client as a Javascript reference identification.

Note: Only the name attribute is set, in the form submission to submit data to the server.


Browser Support

Internet ExplorerFirefoxOperaGoogle ChromeSafari

All major browsers support name attribute.


grammar

Returns the name attribute:

searchObject .name

Setting name attribute:

searchObject .name = name

Property Value

value description
name It describes the name of the search field

technical details

return value: String representing the name of the search fields


More examples

Examples

Modify the name of the search field:

. Document.getElementById ( "mySearch") name = "newSearchName";

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Related Pages

HTML Reference Manual: HTML <the INPUT> name attribute


Input Search Object Reference Input Search Object