Javascript Reference - HTML DOM Keygen name Property

The name property sets or gets the value of the name attribute of a keygen field.

The name attribute specifies the name of the keygen field.

We can also use the name value to reference form-data after it has been submitted or to reference the element in a JavaScript.

Browser Support

The name property is supported in all major browsers, except Internet Explorer.


`name`	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes

Syntax

Return the name property.

var v = keygenObject.name

Set the name property.

keygenObject.name=name

Property Values

Value	Description
name	Set the name of the keygen field

Return Value

A String type value representing the name of the keygen field.

Example

The following code shows how to change the value of the name attribute of a keygen field.


<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<!-- w  w w . j  a va  2s  . com-->
Encryption: <keygen id="myKeygen" name="security">
<button onclick="display()">Display name</button>
<button onclick="change()">Change name</button>
<script>
function display() {
    var x = document.getElementById("myKeygen").name;
    console.log("The name is: " + x);
}

function change() {
    var x = document.getElementById("myKeygen").name = "newName";
    console.log("The name was changed to: " + x);
}
</script>

</body>
</html>

The code above is rendered as follows:

Example 2

The following code shows how to get the name attribute of a keygen field.


<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
Encryption: <keygen id="myKeygen" name="security">
<button onclick="myFunction()">test</button>
<p id="demo"></p>
<!--from   ww  w  .j a  v  a2 s.c om-->
<script>
function myFunction() {
    var x = document.getElementById("myKeygen").name;
    document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = x;
}
</script>

</body>
</html>

The code above is rendered as follows: