note 86258 added to class.domnode

How do you check if a DOMNode is still valid?

$node->parentNode->removeChild($node);

After that line, isset($node) == true (because $node is still an object of a type of DOMNode, just with no properties)

I can do isset($node->nodeValue), but that results in a warning:

Warning: Couldn't fetch DOMElement. Node no longer exists

Is there a better way to check to see if a node is still valid? I would especially like one that doesnt result in a warning or notice.
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