Javascript Reference - HTML DOM Textarea name Property

The name property sets or gets the name attribute of a textarea.

The name value is used to reference form data after a form is submitted.

We can use the name attribute value to reference elements in a JavaScript.

Browser Support


`name`	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Syntax

Return the name property.

var v = textareaObject.name

Set the name property.

textareaObject.name=text

Property Values

Value	Description
text	Set the name of the textarea

Return Value

A String type value representing the name of the textarea.

Example

The following code shows how to get the name of a textarea.


<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<!--from www  . j  a  va 2  s  .  c o m-->
<textarea id="myTextarea" name="comment">
Some text in a textarea....</textarea>
<button onclick="myFunction()">test</button>
<p id="demo"></p>

<script>
function myFunction() {
    var x = document.getElementById("myTextarea").name;
    document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = x;
}
</script>

</body>
</html>

The code above is rendered as follows:

Example 2

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


<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<!-- ww w  . j  av  a2  s. co  m-->
<textarea id="myTextarea" name="comment">
Some text in a textarea....</textarea>
<button onclick="display()">Display name</button>
<button onclick="change()">Change name</button>

<script>
function display() {
    var x = document.getElementById("myTextarea").name;
    console.log("The name is: " + x);
}

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

</body>
</html>

The code above is rendered as follows: