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# DOMElement->getElementsByTagName()

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DOMElement->getElementsByTagName() -- Gets elements by tagname

## Description

class DOMElement {
DOMNodeList getElementsByTagName ( string name )
}

This function returns a new instance of the class DOMNodeList of all descendant elements with a given tag `name`, in the order in which they are encountered in a preorder traversal of this element tree.

## Parameters

`name`

  The tag 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.

## See Also

DOMElement->getElementsByTagNameNS()

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