$form = new Zend_Form(); $form->addElement('text', 'username', array( 'label' => 'Username:', 'required' => true, 'filters' => array('StringTrim') )); // Retrieve the 'username' element $usernameElement = $form->getElement('username');In this example, we create a new form object and add a text element with the name 'username'. Then, we use the getElement() method to retrieve the element object by its name and assign it to the `$usernameElement` variable. Overall, the getElement() method is a useful tool for working with form elements in Zend_Form and is part of the Zend_Form package library.