---
name: "XML::XPath::Node::Element"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "perl-xml-xpath"
version: "1.49-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/XML::XPath::Node::Element"
---

# XML::XPath::Node::Element(3pm)

an \<element\>

## NAME

Element - an \<element\>

## API

### new ( name, prefix )

Create a new Element node with name "name" and prefix "prefix". The name be "prefix:local" if prefix is defined. I know that sounds weird, but it works ;-)

### getName

Returns the name (including "prefix:" if defined) of this element.

### getLocalName

Returns just the local part of the name (the bit after "prefix:").

### getChildNodes

Returns the children of this element. In list context returns a list. In scalar context returns an array ref.

### getChildNode ( pos )

Returns the child at position pos.

### appendChild ( childnode )

Appends the child node to the list of current child nodes.

### removeChild ( childnode )

Removes the supplied child node from the list of current child nodes.

### getAttribute ( name )

Returns the attribute node with key name.

### getAttributes / getAttributeNodes

Returns the attribute nodes. In list context returns a list. In scalar context returns an array ref.

### appendAttribute ( attrib\_node)

Appends the attribute node to the list of attributes (XML::XPath stores attributes in order).

### getNamespace ( prefix )

Returns the namespace node by the given prefix

### getNamespaces / getNamespaceNodes

Returns the namespace nodes. In list context returns a list. In scalar context returns an array ref.

### appendNamespace ( ns\_node )

Appends the namespace node to the list of namespaces.

### getPrefix

Returns the prefix of this element

### getExpandedName

Returns the expanded name of this element (not yet implemented right).

### string\_value

For elements, the string\_value is the concatenation of all string\_values of all text-descendants of the element node in document order.

### toString ( \[ norecurse \] )

Output (and all children) the node to a string. Doesn't process children if the norecurse option is a true value.