Finding elements by tag name
// Find all anchors, returns a array of element objects
$ret = $html->find('a');
// Find all anchors and images, returns an array of element objects
$ret = $html->find('a, img');
// Find (N)th anchor, returns element object or null if not found (zero based)
$ret = $html->find('a', 0);
// Find last anchor, returns element object or null if not found (zero based)
$ret = $html->find('a', -1);
Finding elements by class name or id
// Find all element which id=foo
$ret = $html->find('#foo');
// Find all element which class=foo
$ret = $html->find('.foo');
Finding elements by attribute
// Find all <div> with the id attribute
$ret = $html->find('div[id]');
// Find all <div> which attribute id=foo
$ret = $html->find('div[id=foo]');
// Find all anchors and images with the "title" attribute
$ret = $html->find('a[title], img[title]');
// Find all element has attribute id
$ret = $html->find('*[id]');
Attribute filters
Supports these operators in attribute selectors:
Filter | Description |
---|---|
[attribute] |
Matches elements that have the specified attribute. |
[!attribute] |
Matches elements that don't have the specified attribute. |
[attribute=value] |
Matches elements that have the specified attribute with a certain value. |
[attribute!=value] |
Matches elements that don't have the specified attribute with a certain value. |
[attribute^=value] |
Matches elements that have the specified attribute and it starts with a certain value. |
[attribute$=value] |
Matches elements that have the specified attribute and it ends with a certain value. |
[attribute*=value] |
Matches elements that have the specified attribute and it contains a certain value. |
Finding descendants
// Find all <li> in <ul>
$es = $html->find('ul li');
// Find Nested <div> tags
$es = $html->find('div div div');
// Find all <td> in <table> which class=hello
$es = $html->find('table.hello td');
// Find all td tags with attribite align=center in table tags
$es = $html->find('table td[align=center]');
Finding nested elements
// Find all <li> in <ul>
foreach($html->find('ul') as $ul)
{
foreach($ul->find('li') as $li)
{
// do something...
}
}
// Find first <li> in first <ul>
$e = $html->find('ul', 0)->find('li', 0);
Finding text blocks and comments
// Find all text blocks
$es = $html->find('text');
// Find all comment (<!--...-->) blocks
$es = $html->find('comment');