Should ID and name be the same?

You use IDs for JavaScript manipulation. You use Names for form field submission. The two are not related. So setting both to the same value is OK, but it is not required.

Why would you have both a name and ID on an input field?

name identifies form fields*; so they can be shared by controls that stand to represent multiple possibles values for such a field (radio buttons, checkboxes). id identifies DOM elements; so they can be targeted by CSS or JavaScript.

What is form name?

Form Names are the first impression people get of your form. They help you keep track of your forms on the Forms page, and they determine the URL ending of the Title Links to your form. Descriptions are a block of text that display under the Form Name. They’re useful for giving an introduction to your form.

What is id in a form?

id The id attribute specifies a unique id for an HTML element (the value must be unique within the HTML document). The id attribute is most used to point to a style in a style sheet, and by JavaScript (via the HTML DOM) to manipulate the element with the specific id.

What is the difference between id and name attributes in form elements?

IDs are for hooking the element with JavaScript and CSS. The name attribute, however, is used in the HTTP request sent by your browser to the server as a variable name associated with the data contained in the value attribute. If you add an ID attribute, it will not change anything in the HTTP header.

What’s the difference between id and name in HTML?

ID is a Global Attribute and applies to virtually all elements in HTML. It is used to uniquely identify elements on the Web page, and its value is mostly accessed from the frontend (typically through JavaScript or jQuery). name is an attribute that is useful to specific elements (such as form elements, etc) in HTML.

Can a name have the same value as an ID?

An id may have the same value as a name attribute (despite the requirement that an id be unique). Each attribute works as usual without conflict. This suggests that id and name attributes have separate namespaces. – pyrocrasty Jul 12 ’15 at 14:09 the name attribute is used for posting to e.g. a webserver.

What is the value of form id in HTML?

form_id. Specifies the form element the element belongs to. The value of this attribute must be the id attribute of a element in the same document.