diff --git a/src/Element/AbstractElement.php b/src/Element/AbstractElement.php
index 7f7d806..25b9e2d 100644
--- a/src/Element/AbstractElement.php
+++ b/src/Element/AbstractElement.php
@@ -24,23 +24,49 @@
  */
 abstract class AbstractElement
 {
-    // id used to reference object
+    /**
+     * @var int|string the id used to reference object
+     */
     public $element_id = 0;
-    // id used to load args
+
+    /**
+     * @var int id used to load args
+     */
     public $id = 0;
-    // name of element
+
+    /**
+     * @var string the name of element
+     */
     public $name = 'unknown';
-    // args passed to during construction
+
+    /**
+     * @var array|ArgumentArray|null args passed to during construction
+     */
     public $args = [];
-    // tags used for filtering
+
+    /**
+     * @var array  tags used for filtering
+     */
     public $tags = [];
-    // render in search result builder
+
+    /**
+     * @var bool render in search result builder
+     */
     public $search_index = true;
-    // maximum results of data pulled
+
+    /**
+     * @var string maximum results of data pulled
+     */
     public $max_results = '240';
-    // ancestor public variable updated live
+
+    /**
+     * @var array ancestor public variable updated live
+     */
     public $ancestors = [];
-    // inner content updated live
+
+    /**
+     * @var string inner content updated live
+     */
     public $xml = '';
 
     /**
@@ -112,6 +138,7 @@ public function getArgs(): ArgumentArray
 
     /**
      * Get innerText
+     *
      * @return string|null
      */
     public function innerText(): ?string
diff --git a/src/Engine.php b/src/Engine.php
index a64fcfa..225c905 100644
--- a/src/Engine.php
+++ b/src/Engine.php
@@ -368,7 +368,11 @@ public function getElementArgs(DOMElement $element): ArgumentArray
             }
 
             // get value
-            $value = $child_node->nodeValue;
+            $innerHTML = '';
+            foreach ($child_node->childNodes as $child) {
+                $innerHTML .= $element->ownerDocument->saveXML($child);
+            }
+            $value = $innerHTML;
 
             // get type
             $type = $child_node->getAttribute('type') ?? 'string';