GetNamedItem

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Retrieves a node specified by its nodeName

public function getNamedItem(
  string $name,
): Tnode;

Parameters

• string $name - The nodeName of the node to retrieve.

Returns

• mixed - - A node (of any type) with the specified nodeName, or NULL if no node is found.