# SimpleXMLElement->getName()

(PHP 5 >= 5.1.3)

SimpleXMLElement->getName() — Gets the name of the XML element

### Description

SimpleXMLElement
string getName ( void )

Gets the name of the XML element.

### Return Values

The getName method returns as a string the name of the XML tag referenced by the SimpleXMLElement object.

### Examples

Example#1 Get XML element names

`<?php
$sxe = new SimpleXMLElement($xmlstr);
echo $sxe->getName() . "\n";
foreach ($sxe->children() as $child)
{
echo $child->getName() . "\n";
}
?>`