# DomElement->get_elements_by_tagname()

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DomElement->get_elements_by_tagname() — Gets elements by tagname

### Description

DomElement
array get_elements_by_tagname ( string `$name` )

Gets all the sub elements with the specific `name` within the current element.

### Parameters

`name`

  The name of the seeked element.

### Return Values

Returns an array of DomElement objects.

### Examples

Example#1 Getting a content

`<?php
if (!$dom = domxml_open_mem($xmlstr)) {
echo "Error while parsing the document\n";
exit;
}
$root = $dom->document_element();
$node_array = $root->get_elements_by_tagname('element');
foreach ($node_array as $node) {
echo ' - ' . $node->get_content() . "\n";
}
?>`

### Migrating to PHP 5

Use DOMElement->getElementsByTagName().