The name property returns the name of the text area.
This property is often accessed via the elements array of a Form object and used to return the name of the text area.
<html> <head> <script language="JavaScript"> <!-- function getName(){ alert("The name of this text area is " + document.myForm.elements[0].name); } --> </script> </head> <body> <form name="myForm"> <textarea name="myTextArea" rows=6 cols=50> Here is some text in my text area. </textarea> <input type=BUTTON value="Get Name" name="myButton" onClick='getName()'> </form> </body> </html>
