- var_dump: documentation ( source)
<?php
$doc = new DOMDocument();
$doc->loadXML('<example a="b">Test</example>');
$el = $doc->documentElement;
$at = $el->getAttributeNode('a');
$tx = $el->firstChild;
var_dump($doc);
var_dump($el);
var_dump($at);
var_dump($tx);