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'; $dom = new DOMDocument(); $dom->loadXML($xml); $elements = $dom->getElementsByTagName('i'); foreach ($elements as $i) { try { $i->previousSibling->nodeValue = ''; } catch (Error $e) { echo $e->getMessage(), "\n"; } } $arr = array(); $arr[0] = 'Value'; print_r($arr); ?> --EXPECT-- Attempt to assign property "nodeValue" on null Attempt to assign property "nodeValue" on null Array ( [0] => Value )