DomDocument::document_element

Returns root element node

&reftitle.description; `domelement` `DomDocument::document_element`

This function returns the root element node of a document.

The following example returns just the element with name `CHAPTER` and prints it. The other node -- the comment -- is not returned.

### Retrieving root element

    <?php
    include("example.inc");

    if (!$dom = domxml_open_mem($xmlstr)) {
      echo "Error while parsing the document\n";
      exit;
    }

    $root = $dom->document_element();
    print_r($root);
    ?>

&example.outputs;

    domelement Object
    (
        [type] => 1
        [tagname] => chapter
        [0] => 6
        [1] => 137960648
    )