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DOMElement::getElementsByTagNameNS

(PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

DOMElement::getElementsByTagNameNS — Get elements by namespaceURI and localName

Description

public function DOMElement::getElementsByTagNameNS(?string $namespace, string $localName): DOMNodeList

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

Parameters

namespace

The namespace URI of the elements to match on. The special value "*" matches all namespaces. Passing null matches the empty namespace.

localName

The local name of the elements to match on. The special value "*" matches all local names.

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.

Changelog

Version Description
8.0.3 namespace is nullable now.

See Also


<DOMElement::getElementsByTagNameDOMElement::hasAttribute>
^DOMElementLast updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026