DOM: nodeValue removes HTML tags

[blackbad88]

$ValueTag[$i] = $val->nodeValue;

 

the nodeValue function is removing all the HTML tags or child nodes, how can I stop it or is there another function that doesn't remove them? Please help 

[blackbad88]

Forgot some info 

<div>This is text and this is <strong>bold</strong>!</div>

 

looks like this:

this is text and this is bold!

 

should look like this:

this is text and this is <strong>bold</strong>