HTML DOM Input Submit name property

HTML Web Development Front End Technology

The HTML DOM Input Submit name property is used for setting or returning the name attribute of a submit button. The name attribute helps in identifying the form data after it has been submitted to the server.

Syntax

Following is the syntax for −

Setting the name property −

submitObject.name = name

Here, name is for specifying the submit button name.

Example

Let us look at an example for the Submit name property −

Live Demo

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<h1>Input submit name Property</h1>
<form style="border:solid 2px green;padding:2px">
UserName: <input type="text" id="USR"> <br>
Location: <input type="text" id="Loc"> <br><br>
<input type="submit" id="SUBMIT1" name="BTN1">
</form>
<p>Change the name of the above submit button by clicking the below button</p>
<button type="button" onclick="changeName()">CHANGE NAME</button>
<p id="Sample"></p>
<script>
   function changeName() {
      document.getElementById("SUBMIT1").name ="SUB_BTN" ;
      document.getElementById("Sample").innerHTML = "Submit Button name is now SUB_BTN";
   }
</script>
</body>
</html>