HTML DOM Input Date name Property

HTML Web Development Front End Technology

The HTML DOM Input Date name property returns a string, which is the name attribute of input date. User can also set it to a new string.

Syntax

Following is the syntax −

Returning string value

inputDateObject.name

Setting name attribute to a string value

inputDateObject.name = ‘String’

Example

Let us see an example of Input Date name property −

Live Demo

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Input Date Name</title>
</head>
<body>
<form>
Date Select: <input type="date" id="date" name="Monday">
</form>
<button onclick="changeNameValue()">Change name value</button>
<div id="divDisplay"></div>
<script>
   var inputDate = document.getElementById("date");
   var divDisplay = document.getElementById("divDisplay");
   divDisplay.textContent = 'Name of date input: '+inputDate.name;
   function changeNameValue() {
      if(inputDate.name == 'Monday'){
         inputDate.name = 'Tuesday';
         divDisplay.textContent = 'Name of date input: '+inputDate.name;
      }
   }
</script>
</body>
</html>