DOMElement::getElementsByTagName

(PHP 5)

DOMElement::getElementsByTagName — Gets elements by tagname

Description

DOMNodeList DOMElement::getElementsByTagName ( string $name )

This function returns a new instance of the class DOMNodeList of all descendant elements with a given tag name, in the order in which they are encountered in a preorder traversal of this element tree.

Parameters

name

The tag name. Use * to return all elements within the element tree.

Return Values

This function returns a new instance of the class DOMNodeList of all matched elements.

See Also

• DOMElement::getElementsByTagNameNS() - Get elements by namespaceURI and localName