Question

Let’s say I have this code:

<p dataname="description">
Hello this is a description. <a href="#">Click here for more.</a>
</p>

How do I select the nodeValue of p but exclude a and it’s content?

My current code:

$result = $xpath->query("//p[@dataname='description'][not(self::a)]");

I select it by $result->item(0)->nodeValue;

Answer 1

Simply appending /text() to your query should do the trick

$result = $xpath->query("//p[@dataname='description'][not(self::a)]/text()");