It just won't work like that ... your best bet is wrapping it using a 
similar scheme like I used in the TEI::Lite module.  It gives the 
appearance of subclassing with the ability to keep adding functionality.  

Well, I could be wrong ... it wouldn't be a bad thing.  If so, I would 
really like to subclass XML::LibXML::Element/Node.

On Wed, 4 Sep 2002, Calbazana, Al wrote:

>  Hello,
>   
>  I'd like to subclass XML::LibXML::Document in order to assist with creation
>  of  XML documents (I want to ease XML creation and have all the facilities
>  of a DOM).  Additionally, I'd like my subclass of XML::LibXML::Document to
>  be an "event notifiier".  So when nodes are added or modified, e.g. - the
>  subclass' state has changed,  I'd like it to be able to fire off events to
>  listeners.
>   
>  I can subclass Document just fine... The problem I am having is that I can
>  not work with XML::LibXML::Document since it seems to be a scalar ref and
>  not a hash ref.  When I try to add additional properties to it, it fails
>  with (Not a HASH reference...).  Is there any way around this?  I'd like to
>  subclass rather than wrap a Document.
>   
>  My constructor goes something like:
>   
>  Our @ISA = qw{XML::LibXML::Document);
>   
>  Sub new{
>              My $class = shift;
>              My $self = $class->SUPER::new('1.0','UTF8');     
>  Bless $self, $class;
>   
>  $self->{'Listeners'} = []; # fails!
>  Return $self,
>  }
>   
>  Thanks!
>   
>  Al
>  
>  
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