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<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript">
function getName()
  {
  alert(document.getElementById("mySelect").name)
  }
</script>
</head>
<body>
​
<form>
<select name="mySelect" id="mySelect">
  <option>Apple</option>
  <option>Pear</option>
  <option>Banana</option>
  <option>Orange</option>
</select>
<input type="button" onclick="getName()" value="Alert the name of the dropdown list">
</form>
​
</body>
</html>
​