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id vs name js

Dead Dingo answered on April 13, 2023 Popularity 2/10 Helpfulness 8/10

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id vs name js

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The name attribute is used when sending data in a form submission. 

Different controls respond differently. 

For example, you may have several radio buttons with different id attributes, 
but the same name. When submitted, there is just the one value in the response - 
the radio button you selected.

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@ Use NAME attributes for form controls (such as <input> and <select>), 
as that's the identifier used in the POST or GET call that happens on form 
submission.

@ Use ID attributes whenever you need to address a particular HTML element 
with CSS, JavaScript or a fragment identifier. It's possible to look up 
elements by name, too, but it's simpler and more reliable to look them up by ID.

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Here is a brief summary:
@ ID is used to identify the HTML element through the Document Object Model (via JavaScript or styled with CSS). id is expected to be unique within the page.

@ NAME corresponds to the form element and identifies what is posted back to the server.

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1397592/difference-between-id-and-name-attributes-in-html#:~:text=id%20is%20used%20to%20identify,posted%20back%20to%20the%20server.

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