HTML | DOM Map name Property

Last Updated : 05 Nov, 2019

The Map name property in HTML DOM is used to set or return the value of the name attribute of a map element. This attribute specifies the name of the mapping image. This attribute is associated with <img> usemap attribute. It creates a relationship between the <image> and <map> element.

Syntax:

It returns the name property.
```
mapObject.name
```
It is used to set the name property.
```
mapObject.name = name
```

Property Values:

name: It holds the name of the an image-map.

Return Value: It returns a string value which represents the name of the map element.

Example:

<!DOCTYPE html>  
<html>  
  
<head>  
    <title>  
        HTML DOM Map name Property  
    </title>  
</head>  
  
<body>  
    <h2> 
        GeeksForGeeks 
    </h2> 
  
    <h3> 
        HTML DOM Map name Property  
    </h3> 
      
    <h4>Click the button</h4> 
      
    <map id = "Geeks" name = "Geeks">  
          
        <area = "rect" coords = "0, 0, 110, 100"
                alt = "Geeks" href =  
"https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/a1-21.png">  
  
        <area shape = "rect" coords = "110, 0, 190, 100"
                alt = "For" href =  
"https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/a1-22.png">  
  
        <area shape = "rect" coords = "190, 0, 300, 100"
                alt = "GEEKS" href =  
"https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/a1-24.png">  
    </map>  
      
    <img src =  
"https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/a1-25.png"
    width = "300" height = "100" alt="GFG" usemap = "#Geeks"> 
      
    <br><br> 
      
    <button onclick = "GFG()">  
        Click Here!  
    </button>  
      
    <p id = "GEEK!"></p>  
      
    <script>  
        function GFG() {  
            var x = document.getElementById("Geeks").name;  
            document.getElementById("GEEK!").innerHTML = x;  
        }  
    </script>  
</body> 
  
</html> 

Output:

Before Clicking the Button:
After Clicking the Button:

Example 2:

<!DOCTYPE html>  
<html>  
  
<head>  
    <title>  
        HTML DOM Map name Property  
    </title>  
</head>  
  
<body>  
    <h2> 
        GeeksForGeeks 
    </h2> 
  
    <h3> 
        HTML DOM Map name Property  
    </h3> 
      
    <h4>Click the button</h4>  
      
    <map id = "Geeks" name = "Geeks">  
          
        <area = "rect" coords = "0, 0, 110, 100"
                alt = "Geeks" href =  
"https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/a1-21.png">  
  
        <area shape = "rect" coords = "110, 0, 190, 100"
                alt = "For" href =  
"https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/a1-22.png">  
  
        <area shape = "rect" coords = "190, 0, 300, 100"
                alt = "GEEKS" href =  
"https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/a1-24.png">  
    </map> 
      
    <img src =  
"https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/a1-25.png"
    width = "300" height = "100" alt="GFG" usemap = "#Geeks"> 
      
    <br><br> 
      
    <button onclick = "GFG()">  
        Click Here!  
    </button>  
      
    <p id = "GEEK!"></p>  
      
    <script>  
        function GFG() {  
            var x = document.getElementById("Geeks").name 
                    = "Hello Geeks";  
              
            document.getElementById("GEEK!").innerHTML 
                    = "The name was changed to " + x;  
        }  
    </script>  
</body> 
  
</html> 