<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<input type="range" id="myRange" name="points">
<p>Click the buttons to display and/or change the value of the name attribute of the slider control.</p>
<button onclick="display()">Display name</button>
<button onclick="change()">Change name</button>
<p><strong>Note:</strong> input elements with type="range" are not supported in IE 9 and earlier versions.</p>
<script>
function display() {
var x = document.getElementById("myRange").name;
alert("The name of the slider control is: " + x);
}
function change() {
var x = document.getElementById("myRange").name = "newRangeName";
alert ("The name was changed to: " + x);
}
</script>
</body>
</html>