DomDocument::document_element(PHP 4 >= 4.1.0) DomDocument::document_element — Returns root element node ОписаниеThis 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. Пример #1 Retrieving root element 
<?phpРезультат выполнения данного примера: 
domelement Object
(
    [type] => 1
    [tagname] => chapter
    [0] => 6
    [1] => 137960648
)
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