Name

name — NN 2 IE 3 DOM 1

Synopsis

Read/Write

The identifier associated with the form control. Names are hidden from user view, since control labels are assigned via other means, depending on the control type. Form control names may also be used by script references to the objects.

Example

document.orderForm.myReset.name = "Win32"

Value

Case-sensitive identifier that follows the rules of identifier naming: it may contain no whitespace, cannot begin with a numeral, and should avoid punctuation except for the underscore character.

Default

None.

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