Javascript DOM HTML Select name Property set

Introduction

Change the value of the name attribute of a drop-down list: 

document.getElementById("mySelect").name = "newName";

Click the buttons below to display and change the value of the name attribute of the drop-down list.

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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>

<form>
  <select name="selectName" id="mySelect">
    <option>Apple</option>
    <option>Pear</option>
    <option>Banana</option>
    <option>Orange</option>
  </select>
</form>//w w w . j  av a2  s .  c  om
<p id="demo"></p>
<button onclick="display()">Display name</button>
<button onclick="change()">Change name</button>

<script>
function display() {
  var x = document.getElementById("mySelect").name;
  document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = "The name of the dropdown list is: " + x;
}

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

</body>
</html>



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