How can I get name of element with jQuery?

Question

How can I get name property of HTML element with jQuery?

Answer 1

To read a property of an object you use .propertyName or ["propertyName"] notation.

This is no different for elements.

var name = $('#item')[0].name;
var name = $('#item')[0]["name"];

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If you specifically want to use jQuery methods, then you'd use the .prop() method.

var name = $('#item').prop('name');

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Please note that attributes and properties are not necessarily the same.