Bug #67901 [Opn->Nab]: getElementsByTagname('link') does not work

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=67901&edit=1 ID: 67901 Updated by: requinix@php.net Reported by: noxtras at gmail dot com Summary: getElementsByTagname('link') does not work -Status: Open +Status: Not a bug Type: Bug Package: DOM XML related Operating System: Centos PHP Version: 5.4.32 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: Sorry, but your problem does not imply a bug in PHP itself. For a list of more appropriate places to ask for help using PHP, please visit http://www.php.net/support.php as this bug system is not the appropriate forum for asking support questions. Due to the volume of reports we can not explain in detail here why your report is not a bug. The support channels will be able to provide an explanation for you. Thank you for your interest in PHP. I can assure you that the quoting style makes absolutely no difference between 'link' and "link". Maybe you're using a variable instead of a literal value? Keep checking your code for bugs. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2014-08-25 13:37:28] noxtras at gmail dot com Description: ------------ --- From manual page: http://www.php.net/domdocument.getelementsbytagname --- There is a difference between $node->getElementsByTagname("link")->item(0)->textContent and $node->getElementsByTagname('link')->item(0)->textContent the second one returns am empty string! Test script: --------------- $xml = file_get_contents('http://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/uk/rss.xml?edition=uk'); $dom = new domDocument; $dom->loadXML($xml); $dom->preserveWhiteSpace = false; $items = $dom->getElementsByTagname('item'); foreach ($items as $k=>$node) { //this works echo '<br>link: ' . $node->getElementsByTagname("link")->item(0)->textContent; //this does NOT work (returns empty string echo '<br>link: ' . $node->getElementsByTagname('link')->item(0)->textContent; } ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=67901&edit=1