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## XML DOM getElementsByTagName() Method The `getElementsByTagName()` method returns a live `NodeList` containing all elements in the document with the specified tag name. The elements in the returned list are ordered in the sequence they appear in the source document. --- ## Syntax ```javascript document.getElementsByTagName(name) ``` ### Parameters | Parameter | Type | Description | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | `name` | `String` | The tag name of the elements to search for. Passing the wildcard string `"*"` will match all elements in the document. | ### Return Value * A **live** `NodeList` (a collection of matching element nodes). If no matching elements are found, an empty `NodeList` is returned. --- ## Code Examples ### Example 1: Accessing the First Matching Element The following code snippet loads an XML document (`books.xml`) and retrieves the text value of the first `