convert part of dom element to string with html tags inside of them

Question

im in need of converting part of DOM element to string with html tags inside of them.

i tried following but it prints just a text without tags in side.

$dom = new DOMDocument();
$dom->loadHTMLFile('http://www.pixmania-pro.co.uk/gb/uk/08920684/art/packard-bell/easynote-tm89-gu-015uk.html');
$xpath = new DOMXPath($dom);
$elements=xpath->query('//table');

foreach($elements as $element)
echo $element->nodeValue;

i want all the tags as it is and the content inside tables. can some one help me. it'll be a greate help.

thanks.

dev-null-dweller · Accepted Answer · 2019-05-12 16:22:13Z

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Current solution:

foreach($elements as $element){
    echo $dom->saveHTML($element);
}

Old answer (php < 5.3.6):

Create new instance of DomDocument
Clone node (with all sub nodes) you wish to save as HTML
Import cloned node to new instance of DomDocument and append it as a child
Save new instance as html

So something like this:

foreach($elements as $element){
    $newdoc = new DOMDocument();
    $cloned = $element->cloneNode(TRUE);
    $newdoc->appendChild($newdoc->importNode($cloned,TRUE));
    echo $newdoc->saveHTML();
}

edited May 12, 2019 at 16:22

answered Dec 25, 2010 at 16:04

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dakshina11 Over a year ago

oh thanks dev-null-dweller this is exactly what i needed. this saved lot of time. thank you again.

AmirModiri Over a year ago

tnx guy you are realy useful :D

Wrikken Over a year ago

PLease note @dennis answer below this one here for newer PHP versions.

David Over a year ago

Just testing at my end and it appears the '$cloned = $element->cloneNode(TRUE);' line is unnecessary if you put the $element item in the importNode method as opposed to placing the '$cloned' item as you have.

inexistence · Accepted Answer · 2015-09-20 21:16:44Z

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With php 5.3.6 or higher you can use a node in DOMDocument::saveHTML:

foreach($elements as $element){
    echo $dom->saveHTML($element);
}

edited Sep 20, 2015 at 21:16

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