Javascript Reference - HTML DOM Fieldset name Property

The name attribute in form fieldset element specifies the name of the field.

The name is used to reference form-data after it has been submitted, or to reference the element in a JavaScript.

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

Browser Support


`Fieldset name`	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Syntax

Return the name property.

fieldsetObject.name

Set the name property.

fieldsetObject.name=name

Property Values

Value	Description
name	Set the name of the fieldset

Return Value

A String type value representing the name of the fieldset.

Example

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


<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<form>
<fieldset id="myFieldset" name="information">
  Name: <input type="text" name="username"><br>
  Email: <input type="text" name="usermail"><br>
</fieldset>
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<p id="demo"></p>
<button onclick="myFunction()">test</button>
<script>
function myFunction() {
    document.getElementById("myFieldset").name = "newName";
    document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = "changed";
}
</script>
</body>
</html>

The code above is rendered as follows:

Example 2

The following code shows how to get the value of the name attribute of a fieldset.


<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
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<form>
<fieldset id="myFieldset" name="information">
  Name: <input type="text" name="username"><br>
  Email: <input type="text" name="usermail"><br>
</fieldset>
</form>
<p id="demo"></p>
<button onclick="myFunction()">test</button>
<script>
function myFunction() {
    var x = document.getElementById("myFieldset").name;
    document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = x;
}
</script>
</body>
</html>

The code above is rendered as follows: