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Text name Property

Text Object Reference Text Object

Definition and Usage

The name property sets or returns the value of the name attribute of a text field.

The name attribute is used to identify form data after it has been submitted to the server, or to reference form data using JavaScript on the client side.

Note: Only form elements with a name attribute will have their values passed when submitting a form.

Syntax

Set the name property:

textObject.name="name"

Return the name property:

textObject.name


Browser Support

Internet Explorer Firefox Opera Google Chrome Safari

The name property is supported in all major browsers.


Example

Example

Display the value of the name attribute of the text field:

<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript">
function displayResult()
{
var x=document.getElementById("email").name;
alert(x);
}
</script>
</head>
<body>

<form>
Email: <input type="text" id="email" name="email" />
</form>

<button type="button" onclick="displayResult()">Display name</button>

</body>
</html>

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