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HTML HTML Forms Inputs

Chris Gains
Chris Gains
2,888 Points
Posted by Chris Gains
Chris Gains
2,888 Points

name="name"

When we use the name="name" attribute, it doesn't show on the browser. Is this for semantic sense?

1 Answer

Grace Kelly
Grace Kelly
33,990 Points
Grace Kelly
Grace Kelly
33,990 Points

Hi Chris, the name attribute simply names the element. The name attribute can be used to refer to data when a form is submitted or to reference elements in JavaScript for example:

HTML

<input type="text" name="myInput"> <!-- gives the input a name of "myInput" -->

JavaScript

var a = document.getElementsByName("myInput"); //select any elements with the name "myInput"

Hope that helps!!

Chris Gains
Chris Gains
2,888 Points
Chris Gains
Chris Gains
2,888 Points

Thanks Grace, that has cleared it up :)

Grace Kelly
Grace Kelly
33,990 Points
Grace Kelly
Grace Kelly
33,990 Points

No problem Chris, glad I could help :)