Get the name of a text area:
var x = document.getElementById("myTextarea").name;
Click the button to display the value of the name attribute of the text area.
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> <textarea id="myTextarea" name="comment"> Some text in a text area....</textarea> <button onclick="myFunction()">Test</button> <p id="demo"></p> <script> function myFunction() {/*from w ww .j a va 2 s. c om*/ var x = document.getElementById("myTextarea").name; document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = x; } </script> </body> </html>
The name property sets or gets the value of the name attribute of a text area.
The name attribute can identify form data after a form is submitted.
The name property accepts and returns a boolean type value.