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HTML DOM Input Checkbox Name Property
The HTML DOM Input Checkbox name property returns a string, which is the value of the name attribute of input checkbox. User can also set it to a new string.
Syntax
Following is the syntax −
- Returning string value
inputCheckboxObject.name
- Setting name attribute to a string value
inputCheckboxObject.name = ‘String’
Example
Let us see an example of Input Checkbox name property −
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Name Attribute of Checkbox</title>
</head>
<body>
<form id="Form">
<div>
Enable new name: <input id="formID" type="checkbox" name="formID">
</div>
</form>
<button onclick="getFormID()">Change Name Attribute</button>
<div id="nameAttr"></div>
<script>
function getFormID(){
var oldNameAttr = document.getElementById("formID");
var newNameAttr = document.getElementById("nameAttr");
if(oldNameAttr.checked == true){
oldNameAttr.name = 'newFormID';
newNameAttr.textContent = 'Updated value of name attribute: '+oldNameAttr.name;
} else {
newNameAttr.textContent = 'Check the checkbox'+ ', current value of name attribute: '+oldNameAttr.name ;
}
}
</script>
</body>
</html>
Output
This will produce the following output −
Before checking ‘Enable new name’ checkbox −
After checking ‘Enable new name’ checkbox −
Updated on: 2019-07-30T22:30:26+05:30
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