Bug #73981 [Opn->Ver]: __construct not being called on extensions of DOM base classes

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=73981&edit=1 ID: 73981 Updated by: cmb@php.net Reported by: work at timothytown dot com Summary: __construct not being called on extensions of DOM base classes -Status: Open +Status: Verified Type: Bug Package: DOM XML related Operating System: windows PHP Version: 7.1.1 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: Confirmed: <https://3v4l.org/sN59G>. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2017-01-23 18:13:03] work at timothytown dot com Description: ------------ When a class is registered to a DOMDocument via the registerNodeClass method, the assigned class is used to instance the return object from the DOMDOcument. However, the construct method of that class is not called. Test script: --------------- 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; Expected result: ---------------- output "calling child construct..." //printed from child _construct output "Why, hello there!" //printed from child method sayHello() output "bar" //the value of child property after being assigned in constructor Actual result: -------------- //only the sayHello() method fires; construct doesn't happen Why, hello there; ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=73981&edit=1