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<DOMElement::getAttributeNSDOMElement::getElementsByTagNameNS>
^DOMElementLast updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026

DOMElement::getElementsByTagName

(PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

DOMElement::getElementsByTagName — Gets elements by tagname

Description

public function DOMElement::getElementsByTagName(string $qualifiedName): DOMNodeList

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

Parameters

qualifiedName

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::getAttributeNSDOMElement::getElementsByTagNameNS>
^DOMElementLast updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026