Naming convention for the "id" vs "name" attribute on HTML form elements when submitting data

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Is there a suggested naming convention for HTML form element IDs vs. the name attribute?

I am referring specifically to when submitting the form and using jQuery.serializeArrays() to capture the data which appears to give {"name":"", "value":""} pairs.

I've raised the 'primarly opinion based' flag on your question pre-edit, but since it's now edited, it's more a duplicate of this one: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1397592/difference-between-id-and-name-attributes-in-html — roberrrt-s, Nov 15 '16 at 09:45
Hi @Roberrrt thanks for the reply. I have just read that question, but I'm interested not in the difference but in the naming and there seems to be conflicting answers. The primary point of the question is not about naming but that id is for DOM ident and name is for posting form data. — weaveoftheride, Nov 15 '16 at 09:47

score -4 · Accepted Answer · edited Sep 30 '21 at 13:28

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You can find Google's style guide here:

4.1.2 ID and Class Naming

edited Sep 30 '21 at 13:28

Peter Mortensen

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answered Nov 15 '16 at 09:41

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The actual link: https://google.github.io/styleguide/htmlcssguide.html#ID_and_Class_Name_Delimiters – user2738698 Mar 01 '18 at 16:24
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This doesn't answer the question which is what is the name convention for the name attribute of an HTML form element. – Michael Aug 04 '19 at 16:56
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I agree. This is not helpful as it doesn't answer OP's question. – Dhavs Jun 18 '20 at 13:15

Naming convention for the "id" vs "name" attribute on HTML form elements when submitting data

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