Javascript DOM HTML Select name Property get

Introduction

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

var x = document.getElementById("mySelect").name;

Click the button to return 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 ww  .  j a  v  a  2 s  .c  o m
<button onclick="myFunction()">Test</button>

<p id="demo"></p>

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

</body>
</html>

The name property sets or gets the value of the name attribute of a drop-down list.

The name attribute will identify form data after submitting to the server.

The name property accepts and returns a String type value.




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