- var_dump: documentation ( source)
<?php
$xml = <<<XML
<root>
<table></table>
<table></table>
</root>
XML;
$doc = new DOMDOcument;
$doc->loadXML($xml);
$tables = $doc->getElementsByTagName('table');
var_dump($tables->length);
foreach ($tables as $table) {
echo "Loop\n";
$tables = 'Something else';
}