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<?php class SillyTestClass extends DOMElement{ public $foo=null; public function __construct($name,$value=null,$namespace=null){ echo "calling child construct...."; $this->foo="bar"; parent::__construct($name,$value,$namespace); } public function sayHello(){ echo "Why, hello there!"; } } $doc=new DOMDocument(); $doc->registerNodeClass('DOMElement','SillyTestClass'); $doc->loadHTML("<div><h1>Sample</h1></div>"); //THIS WORKS! CUSTOM CLASS BEING USED $doc->documentElement->firstChild->sayHello(); //THIS IS STILL NULL:( Never set by construct, no message saying construct was called either echo $doc->documentElement->firstChild->foo;