HTMLTextAreaElement: name property

{{ApiRef("HTML DOM")}}

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

Value

A string representing the element's name.

Example

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

Specifications

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Browser compatibility

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See also

• {{domxref("HTMLTextAreaElement.value")}}
• {{domxref("HTMLTextAreaElement.textLength")}}