--- !ruby/object:RI::MethodDescription 
aliases: []

block_params: 
comment: 
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::P 
  body: Returns an Array of Element children. An XPath may be supplied to filter the children. Only Element children are returned, even if the supplied XPath matches non-Element children.
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::VERB 
  body: " doc = Document.new '<a>sean<b/>elliott<c/></a>'\n doc.root.elements.to_a                  #-> [ <b/>, <c/> ]\n doc.root.elements.to_a("child::node()") #-> [ <b/>, <c/> ]\n XPath.match(doc.root, "child::node()")  #-> [ sean, <b/>, elliott, <c/> ]\n"
full_name: REXML::Elements#to_a
is_singleton: false
name: to_a
params: ( xpath=nil )
visibility: public