# DOMElement->getElementsByTagName()

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DOMElement->getElementsByTagName() — Gets elements by tagname

### Description

DOMElement
DOMNodeList 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()