Javascript Reference - HTML DOM Input Color name Property








The name attribute from input color element identifies form data after submission.

We can also use the name value to reference form data using JavaScript on the client side.

The name property sets or gets the name attribute of a color picker.

Browser Support

name Yes No Yes No Yes

Syntax

Return the name property.

var v = colorObject.name 

Set the name property.

colorObject.name=name




Property Values

name Description
name Set the name of the color picker

Return Value

A String type value representing the name of the color picker.

Example

The following code shows how to change the name of a color picker.


<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
A color picker: <input type="color" id="myColor" name="favcolor">
<button onclick="display()">Display name</button>
<button onclick="change()">Change name</button>
<script>
function display() {
    var x = document.getElementById("myColor").name;
    console.log("The name is: " + x);
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function change() {
    var x = document.getElementById("myColor").name = "newColorName";
    console.log("The name was changed to: " + x);
}
</script>

</body>
</html>

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