<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<form>
<select name="selectName" id="mySelect">
<option>Apple</option>
<option>Pear</option>
<option>Banana</option>
<option>Orange</option>
</select>
</form>
<p>Click the buttons below to display and/or change the value of the name attribute of the drop-down list.</p>
<button onclick="display()">Display name</button>
<button onclick="change()">Change name</button>
<script>
function display() {
var x = document.getElementById("mySelect").name;
alert("The name of the dropdown list is: " + x);
}
function change() {
var x = document.getElementById("mySelect").name = "newName";
alert ("The name was changed to: " + x);
}
</script>
</body>
</html>