# DOMElement->getElementsByTagNameNS()

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DOMElement->getElementsByTagNameNS() — Get elements by namespaceURI and localName

### Description

DOMElement
DOMNodeList getElementsByTagNameNS ( string `$namespaceURI` , string `$localName` )

This function fetch all the descendant elements with a given `localName` and `namespaceURI` .

### Parameters

`namespaceURI`

  The namespace URI.

`localName`

  The local 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 in the order in which they are encountered in a preorder traversal of this element tree.

### See Also

- DOMElement->getElementsByTagName()