- var_dump: documentation ( source)
<?php
$dom = new DOMDocument;
$dom->loadXML('<foo>foo1<x/></foo>');
$nodes = $dom->documentElement->childNodes;
$iter = $nodes->getIterator();
$clone = clone $iter;
var_dump($iter->current());
var_dump($clone->current());
$iter->next();
var_dump($iter->current());
var_dump($clone->current());