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JavaScript & HTML DOM Reference Manual

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HTML DOM Input Text name attribute

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Input Text Object

Examples

Get the name of the text field:

var x = document.getElementById ( "myText") name.;

x The output is:

fname

Definition and Usage

name property sets or returns the name of the text field.

name attribute is used to submit form data to a server after identification, or JavaScript form data referenced by the client.

Note: Only set the form element name attribute to pass their values when the form is submitted.

Browser Support

All major browsers support name attribute.

grammar

Returns the name attribute:

textObject .name

Setting name attribute:

textObject .name = name

Property Values

value	description
name	It specifies the name of the text field

Technical details

return value:	Name string representing the text field

More examples

Examples

Modify the name of the text field:

. Document.getElementById ( "myText") name = "username";

Related Pages

HTML Reference Manual: HTML <the INPUT> name attribute

Input Text Object Reference

Input Text Object

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