php-src/ext/simplexml/tests/008.phpt

--TEST--
SimpleXML and XPath 
--SKIPIF--
<?php if (!extension_loaded("simplexml")) print "skip"; ?>
--FILE--
<?php 

$xml =<<<EOF
<?xml version='1.0'?>
<!DOCTYPE sxe SYSTEM "notfound.dtd">
<sxe id="elem1">
 <elem1 attr1='first'>
  <!-- comment -->
  <elem2>
   <elem3>
    <elem4>
     <?test processing instruction ?>
    </elem4>
   </elem3>
  </elem2>
 </elem1>
</sxe>
EOF;

$sxe = simplexml_load_string($xml);

var_dump($sxe->xpath("elem1/elem2/elem3/elem4"));
var_dump($sxe->xpath("***"));
?>
--EXPECTF--
array(1) {
  [0]=>
  object(simplexml_element)#%d (1) {
    ["test"]=>
    object(simplexml_element)#%d (0) {
    }
  }
}
bool(false)