HTMLSelectElement: name property

{{ApiRef("HTML DOM")}}

The name property of the {{domxref("HTMLSelectElement")}} interface indicates the name of the {{HTMLElement("select")}} element. It reflects the element's name attribute.

Value

A string representing the element's name.

Example

const selectElement = document.querySelector("#planets");
console.log(`Element's name: ${selectElement.name}`);
selectElement.name = "galaxies"; // sets or updates the element's name

Specifications

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Browser compatibility

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See also

• {{domxref("HTMLSelectElement.value")}}
• {{domxref("HTMLSelectElement.selectedIndex")}}
• {{domxref("HTMLSelectElement.options")}}