# DOMDocument->getElementsByTagName()

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DOMDocument->getElementsByTagName() — Searches for all elements with given tag name

### Description

DOMDocument
DOMNodeList getElementsByTagName ( string `$name` )

This function returns a new instance of class DOMNodeList containing the elements with a given tag name.

### Parameters

`name`

  The name of the tag to match on. The special value * matches all tags.

### Return Values

A new DOMNodeList object containing all the matched elements.

### See Also

- DOMDocument->getElementsByTagNameNS()