diff --git a/ts/docx/document/body/columns.ts b/ts/docx/document/body/columns.ts
index 12a0f0ae80..9614f3c75a 100644
--- a/ts/docx/document/body/columns.ts
+++ b/ts/docx/document/body/columns.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,10 @@
 import {XmlComponent, Attributes} from "../../xml-components";
 
-export class Columns implements XmlComponent {
-    private cols: Array<XmlComponent>;
-    
-    xmlKeys = {
-        cols: 'w:cols'
-    }
+export class Columns extends XmlComponent {
 
     constructor() {
-        this.cols = new Array<XmlComponent>();
-        this.cols.push(new Attributes({
+        super("w:cols");
+        this.root.push(new Attributes({
             space: "708"
         }));
     }
diff --git a/ts/docx/document/body/doc-grid.ts b/ts/docx/document/body/doc-grid.ts
index 66104790c7..5c2c0509c3 100644
--- a/ts/docx/document/body/doc-grid.ts
+++ b/ts/docx/document/body/doc-grid.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,10 @@
 import {XmlComponent, Attributes} from "../../xml-components";
 
-export class DocumentGrid implements XmlComponent {
-    private docGrid: Array<XmlComponent>;
-    
-    xmlKeys = {
-        docGrid: 'w:docGrid'
-    }
+export class DocumentGrid extends XmlComponent {
 
     constructor() {
-        this.docGrid = new Array<XmlComponent>();
-        this.docGrid.push(new Attributes({
+        super("w:docGrid");
+        this.root.push(new Attributes({
             linePitch: "360"
         }));
     }
diff --git a/ts/docx/document/body/index.ts b/ts/docx/document/body/index.ts
index a157928dbf..bca20ebdc2 100644
--- a/ts/docx/document/body/index.ts
+++ b/ts/docx/document/body/index.ts
@@ -1,20 +1,15 @@
 import {XmlComponent, Attributes} from "../../xml-components";
 import {SectionProperties} from "./section-properties";
 
-export class Body implements XmlComponent {
-    private body: Array<XmlComponent>;
-
-    xmlKeys = {
-        body: 'w:body'
-    }
+export class Body extends XmlComponent {
 
     constructor() {
-        this.body = new Array<XmlComponent>();
-        //this.body.push(new SectionProperties()); not actually needed
+        super("w:body");
+        //this.root.push(new SectionProperties()); not actually needed
     }
 
     push(component: XmlComponent) {
-        //this.body.splice(this.body.length - 1, 0, component);
-        this.body.push(component);
+        //this.root.splice(this.body.length - 1, 0, component);
+        this.root.push(component);
     }
 }
diff --git a/ts/docx/document/body/page-margin.ts b/ts/docx/document/body/page-margin.ts
index 891c6b037b..b98525d988 100644
--- a/ts/docx/document/body/page-margin.ts
+++ b/ts/docx/document/body/page-margin.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,10 @@
 import {XmlComponent, Attributes} from "../../xml-components";
 
-export class PageMargin implements XmlComponent {
-    private pgMar: Array<XmlComponent>;
-    
-    xmlKeys = {
-        pgMar: 'w:pgMar'
-    }
+export class PageMargin extends XmlComponent {
 
     constructor() {
-        this.pgMar = new Array<XmlComponent>();
-        this.pgMar.push(new Attributes({
+        super("w:pgMar");
+        this.root.push(new Attributes({
             top: "1440",
             right: "1440",
             bottom: "1440",
diff --git a/ts/docx/document/body/page-size.ts b/ts/docx/document/body/page-size.ts
index fa824f1b9a..9ed44cdf34 100644
--- a/ts/docx/document/body/page-size.ts
+++ b/ts/docx/document/body/page-size.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,10 @@
 import {XmlComponent, Attributes} from "../../xml-components";
 
-export class PageSize implements XmlComponent {
-    private pgSz: Array<XmlComponent>;
-    
-    xmlKeys = {
-        pgSz: 'w:pgSz'
-    }
+export class PageSize extends XmlComponent {
 
     constructor() {
-        this.pgSz = new Array<XmlComponent>();
-        this.pgSz.push(new Attributes({
+        super("w:pgSz");
+        this.root.push(new Attributes({
             w: "11906",
             h: "16838"
         }));
diff --git a/ts/docx/document/body/section-properties.ts b/ts/docx/document/body/section-properties.ts
index 86f4e67fcd..0f6d9a123b 100644
--- a/ts/docx/document/body/section-properties.ts
+++ b/ts/docx/document/body/section-properties.ts
@@ -4,23 +4,18 @@ import {PageMargin} from "./page-margin";
 import {Columns} from "./columns";
 import {DocumentGrid} from "./doc-grid";
 
-export class SectionProperties implements XmlComponent {
-    private sectPr: Array<XmlComponent>;
-
-    xmlKeys = {
-        sectPr: 'w:sectPr'
-    }
+export class SectionProperties extends XmlComponent {
 
     constructor() {
-        this.sectPr = new Array<XmlComponent>();
-        this.sectPr.push(new Attributes({
+        super("w:sectPr");
+        this.root.push(new Attributes({
             rsidR: "00B64E8F",
             rsidRPr: "00D842E4",
             rsidSect: "000A6AD0"
         }));
-        this.sectPr.push(new PageSize());
-        this.sectPr.push(new PageMargin());
-        this.sectPr.push(new Columns());
-        this.sectPr.push(new DocumentGrid());
+        this.root.push(new PageSize());
+        this.root.push(new PageMargin());
+        this.root.push(new Columns());
+        this.root.push(new DocumentGrid());
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ts/docx/document/index.ts b/ts/docx/document/index.ts
index e9d89e1395..fc96b34a53 100644
--- a/ts/docx/document/index.ts
+++ b/ts/docx/document/index.ts
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@ import {DocumentAttributes} from "../xml-components/document-attributes"
 import {Body} from "./body";
 import {Paragraph} from "../paragraph";
 
-export class Document implements XmlComponent {
-    private document: Array<XmlComponent>;
+export class Document extends XmlComponent {
     private body: Body;
     
     xmlKeys = {
@@ -13,8 +12,8 @@ export class Document implements XmlComponent {
     };
 
     constructor() {
-        this.document = new Array<XmlComponent>();
-        this.document.push(new DocumentAttributes({
+        super("w:document");
+        this.root.push(new DocumentAttributes({
             wpc: 'http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2010/wordprocessingCanvas',
             mc: 'http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006',
             o: 'urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office',
@@ -34,7 +33,7 @@ export class Document implements XmlComponent {
             Ignorable: 'w14 w15 wp14'
         }));
         this.body = new Body();
-        this.document.push(this.body);
+        this.root.push(this.body);
     }
 
     addParagraph(paragraph: Paragraph) {
diff --git a/ts/docx/paragraph/border.ts b/ts/docx/paragraph/border.ts
index 6b3c1b1fb6..79f96b078b 100644
--- a/ts/docx/paragraph/border.ts
+++ b/ts/docx/paragraph/border.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,10 @@
 import {XmlComponent, Attributes} from "../xml-components";
 
-class Border implements XmlComponent {
-    private bottom: Array<XmlComponent>;
-
-    xmlKeys = {
-        bottom: 'w:bottom'
-    }
+class Border extends XmlComponent {
 
     constructor() {
-        this.bottom = new Array<XmlComponent>();
-        this.bottom.push(new Attributes({
+        super("w:bottom");
+        this.root.push(new Attributes({
             color: "auto",
             space: "1",
             val: "single",
@@ -18,15 +13,10 @@ class Border implements XmlComponent {
     }
 }
 
-export class ThematicBreak implements XmlComponent {
-    private pBdr: Array<XmlComponent>;
-
-    xmlKeys = {
-        pBdr: 'w:pBdr'
-    }
+export class ThematicBreak extends XmlComponent {
     
     constructor() {
-        this.pBdr = new Array<XmlComponent>();
-        this.pBdr.push(new Border());
+        super("w:pBdr");
+        this.root.push(new Border());
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ts/docx/paragraph/index.ts b/ts/docx/paragraph/index.ts
index 79b70a2d6b..fa16b00970 100644
--- a/ts/docx/paragraph/index.ts
+++ b/ts/docx/paragraph/index.ts
@@ -7,39 +7,29 @@ import {TabStop} from "../tab-stop";
 import {Style} from "./style";
 import {NumberProperties} from "./unordered-list";
 
-class Alignment implements XmlComponent {
-    private jc: Array<XmlComponent>;
-    
-    xmlKeys = {
-        jc: 'w:jc'
-    }
+class Alignment extends XmlComponent {
 
     constructor(type: string) {
-        this.jc = new Array<XmlComponent>();
-        this.jc.push(new Attributes({
+        super("w:jc");
+        this.root.push(new Attributes({
             val: type
         }));
     }
 }
 
-export class Paragraph implements XmlComponent {
-    private p: Array<XmlComponent>;
+export class Paragraph extends XmlComponent {
     private properties: ParagraphProperties;
     
-    xmlKeys = {
-        p: 'w:p'
-    }
-
     constructor(text?: string) {
-        this.p = new Array<XmlComponent>();
-        this.p.push(new Attributes());
+        super("w:p");
+        this.root.push(new Attributes());
         this.properties = new ParagraphProperties();
-        this.p.push(this.properties);
-        this.p.push(new TextRun(text));
+        this.root.push(this.properties);
+        this.root.push(new TextRun(text));
     }
 
     addText(run: TextRun): Paragraph {
-        this.p.push(run);
+        this.root.push(run);
         return this;
     }
 
diff --git a/ts/docx/paragraph/page-break.ts b/ts/docx/paragraph/page-break.ts
index a40e5a8ee8..c7bf5811a0 100644
--- a/ts/docx/paragraph/page-break.ts
+++ b/ts/docx/paragraph/page-break.ts
@@ -1,18 +1,13 @@
 import {XmlComponent, Attributes} from "../xml-components";
 import {Run} from "../run";
 
-class Break implements XmlComponent {
-    private br: Array<XmlComponent>;
-
-    xmlKeys = {
-        br: 'w:br'
-    }
+class Break extends XmlComponent {
 
     constructor() {
-        this.br = new Array<XmlComponent>();
-        this.br.push(new Attributes({
+        super("w:br");
+        this.root.push(new Attributes({
             type: "page"
-        }))
+        }));
     }
 }
 
@@ -20,6 +15,6 @@ export class PageBreak extends Run {
 
     constructor() {
         super();
-        this.r.push(new Break());
+        this.root.push(new Break());
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ts/docx/paragraph/properties.ts b/ts/docx/paragraph/properties.ts
index a47e1f550c..5675a472cf 100644
--- a/ts/docx/paragraph/properties.ts
+++ b/ts/docx/paragraph/properties.ts
@@ -1,18 +1,13 @@
 import {XmlComponent, Attributes} from "../xml-components";
 
-export class ParagraphProperties implements XmlComponent {
-    private pPr: Array<XmlComponent>;
-    
-    xmlKeys = {
-        pPr: 'w:rPr'
-    }
+export class ParagraphProperties extends XmlComponent {
 
     constructor() {
-        this.pPr = new Array<XmlComponent>();
-        this.pPr.push(new Attributes());
+        super("w:rPr");
+        this.root.push(new Attributes());
     }
 
     push(item: XmlComponent): void {
-        this.pPr.push(item);
+        this.root.push(item);
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ts/docx/paragraph/style.ts b/ts/docx/paragraph/style.ts
index fe41f6ee5d..b47c6989b4 100644
--- a/ts/docx/paragraph/style.ts
+++ b/ts/docx/paragraph/style.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,10 @@
 import {XmlComponent, Attributes} from "../xml-components";
 
-export class Style implements XmlComponent {
-    private pStyle: Array<XmlComponent>;
-    
-    xmlKeys = {
-        pStyle: 'w:pStyle'
-    }
+export class Style extends XmlComponent {
 
     constructor(type: string) {
-        this.pStyle = new Array<XmlComponent>();
-        this.pStyle.push(new Attributes({
+        super("w:pStyle");
+        this.root.push(new Attributes({
             val: type
         }));
     }
diff --git a/ts/docx/paragraph/unordered-list.ts b/ts/docx/paragraph/unordered-list.ts
index c29421c8aa..b6d1e52a8f 100644
--- a/ts/docx/paragraph/unordered-list.ts
+++ b/ts/docx/paragraph/unordered-list.ts
@@ -1,45 +1,29 @@
 import {XmlComponent, Attributes} from "../xml-components";
 import {Style} from "./style";
 
-export class NumberProperties implements XmlComponent {
-    private numPr: Array<XmlComponent>;
-
-    xmlKeys = {
-        numPr: 'w:numPr'
-    }
-
+export class NumberProperties extends XmlComponent {
+    
     constructor() {
-        this.numPr = new Array<XmlComponent>();
-        this.numPr.push(new IndentLevel(0));
-        this.numPr.push(new NumberId(1));
+        super("w:numPr");
+        this.root.push(new IndentLevel(0));
+        this.root.push(new NumberId(1));
     }
 }
 
-export class IndentLevel implements XmlComponent {
-    private ilvl: Array<XmlComponent>;
-
-    xmlKeys = {
-        ilvl: 'w:ilvl'
-    }
+export class IndentLevel extends XmlComponent {
 
     constructor(level: number) {
-        this.ilvl = new Array<XmlComponent>();
-        this.ilvl.push(new Attributes({
+        super("w:ilvl");
+        this.root.push(new Attributes({
             val: level
         }));
     }
 }
 
-export class NumberId implements XmlComponent {
-    private ilvl: Array<XmlComponent>;
-
-    xmlKeys = {
-        ilvl: 'w:ilvl'
-    }
-
+export class NumberId extends XmlComponent {
     constructor(id: number) {
-        this.ilvl = new Array<XmlComponent>();
-        this.ilvl.push(new Attributes({
+        super("w:numId");
+        this.root.push(new Attributes({
             val: id
         }));
     }
diff --git a/ts/docx/run/emphasis.ts b/ts/docx/run/emphasis.ts
index f5478404e3..88338fa6ce 100644
--- a/ts/docx/run/emphasis.ts
+++ b/ts/docx/run/emphasis.ts
@@ -1,45 +1,30 @@
 import {XmlComponent, Attributes} from "../xml-components";
 
-export class Bold implements XmlComponent {
-    private b: Array<XmlComponent>;
-
-    xmlKeys = {
-        b: 'w:b'
-    }
-
+export class Bold extends XmlComponent {
+    
     constructor() {
-        this.b = new Array<XmlComponent>();
-        this.b.push(new Attributes({
+        super("w:b");
+        this.root.push(new Attributes({
             val: true
         }));
     }
 }
 
-export class Italics {
-    private i: Array<XmlComponent>;
-
-    xmlKeys = {
-        i: 'w:i'
-    }
+export class Italics extends XmlComponent {
 
     constructor() {
-        this.i = new Array<XmlComponent>();
-        this.i.push(new Attributes({
+        super("w:i");
+        this.root.push(new Attributes({
             val: true
         }));
     }
 }
 
-export class Underline {
-    private u: Array<XmlComponent>;
-
-    xmlKeys = {
-        u: 'w:u'
-    }
+export class Underline extends XmlComponent {
 
     constructor() {
-        this.u = new Array<XmlComponent>();
-        this.u.push(new Attributes({
+        super("w:u");
+        this.root.push(new Attributes({
             val: true
         }));
     }
diff --git a/ts/docx/run/index.ts b/ts/docx/run/index.ts
index 6080dbd483..21d94920df 100644
--- a/ts/docx/run/index.ts
+++ b/ts/docx/run/index.ts
@@ -2,18 +2,14 @@ import {XmlComponent, Attributes} from "../xml-components";
 import {RunProperties} from "./properties";
 import {Bold, Italics, Underline} from "./emphasis";
 
-export class Run implements XmlComponent {
-    protected r: Array<XmlComponent>;
+export class Run extends XmlComponent {
     private properties: RunProperties;
     
-    xmlKeys = {
-        r: 'w:r'
-    }
 
     constructor() {
-        this.r = new Array<XmlComponent>();
+        super("w:r");
         this.properties = new RunProperties();
-        this.r.push(this.properties);
+        this.root.push(this.properties);
     }
 
     bold(): Run {
diff --git a/ts/docx/run/properties.ts b/ts/docx/run/properties.ts
index 35567b81e4..1c65a2ba59 100644
--- a/ts/docx/run/properties.ts
+++ b/ts/docx/run/properties.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,12 @@
 import {XmlComponent, Attributes} from "../xml-components";
 
-export class RunProperties implements XmlComponent {
-    private rPr: Array<XmlComponent>;
-    
-    xmlKeys = {
-        rPr: 'w:rPr'
-    }
+export class RunProperties extends XmlComponent {
 
     constructor() {
-        this.rPr = new Array<XmlComponent>();
+        super("w:rPr");
     }
 
     push(item: XmlComponent): void {
-        this.rPr.push(item);
+        this.root.push(item);
     }
 }
diff --git a/ts/docx/run/text-run.ts b/ts/docx/run/text-run.ts
index 2b46a802f6..e179f33874 100644
--- a/ts/docx/run/text-run.ts
+++ b/ts/docx/run/text-run.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ export class TextRun extends Run {
 
     constructor(text: string) {
         super();
-        this.r.push(new Text(text));
+        this.root.push(new Text(text));
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ts/docx/tab-stop.ts b/ts/docx/tab-stop.ts
index d258672621..9c2e9f55c8 100644
--- a/ts/docx/tab-stop.ts
+++ b/ts/docx/tab-stop.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import {XmlComponent, Attributes} from "./xml-components";
 
-export class TabStop implements XmlComponent{
+export class TabStop extends XmlComponent{
     xmlKeys = {}
 }
diff --git a/ts/docx/xml-components/base-attributes.ts b/ts/docx/xml-components/base-attributes.ts
index 7a7615fea3..172a6fcb69 100644
--- a/ts/docx/xml-components/base-attributes.ts
+++ b/ts/docx/xml-components/base-attributes.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 import {XmlComponent} from "./";
 
-export abstract class BaseAttributes implements XmlComponent {
+export abstract class BaseAttributes extends XmlComponent {
     private _attr: Object;
 
     xmlKeys = {};
 
     constructor(xmlKeys: Object, properties?: any) {
+        super("_attr");
         this._attr = properties
 
         if (!properties) {
diff --git a/ts/docx/xml-components/document-attributes.ts b/ts/docx/xml-components/document-attributes.ts
index b10a05749a..40603ed8d8 100644
--- a/ts/docx/xml-components/document-attributes.ts
+++ b/ts/docx/xml-components/document-attributes.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ interface DocumentAttributesProperties {
     type?: string;
 }
 
-export class DocumentAttributes implements XmlComponent {
+export class DocumentAttributes extends XmlComponent {
     private _attr: Object;
 
     xmlKeys = {
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ export class DocumentAttributes implements XmlComponent {
     };
 
     constructor(properties?: DocumentAttributesProperties) {
+        super("_attr");
         this._attr = properties
 
         if (!properties) {
diff --git a/ts/docx/xml-components/index.ts b/ts/docx/xml-components/index.ts
index b76235c6a0..b31ed77147 100644
--- a/ts/docx/xml-components/index.ts
+++ b/ts/docx/xml-components/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
-export interface XmlComponent {
-    xmlKeys: Object;
+export abstract class XmlComponent {
+    protected root: Array<XmlComponent>;
+    protected rootKey: string;
+
+    constructor(rootKey: string) {
+        this.root = new Array<XmlComponent>();
+        this.rootKey = rootKey;
+    }
 }
 
 interface AttributesProperties {
@@ -23,7 +29,7 @@ interface AttributesProperties {
     linePitch?: string;
 }
 
-export class Attributes implements XmlComponent {
+export class Attributes extends XmlComponent {
     private _attr: Object;
 
     xmlKeys = {
@@ -48,6 +54,7 @@ export class Attributes implements XmlComponent {
     };
 
     constructor(properties?: AttributesProperties) {
+        super("_attr");
         this._attr = properties
 
         if (!properties) {
@@ -58,7 +65,7 @@ export class Attributes implements XmlComponent {
     }
 }
 
-export class Text implements XmlComponent {
+export class Text extends XmlComponent {
     private t: string;
 
     xmlKeys = {
@@ -66,6 +73,7 @@ export class Text implements XmlComponent {
     }
 
     constructor(text: string) {
+        super("w:t");
         this.t = text;
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ts/properties/components.ts b/ts/properties/components.ts
index 5ab5ab6654..1aebf5c3ab 100644
--- a/ts/properties/components.ts
+++ b/ts/properties/components.ts
@@ -1,114 +1,74 @@
 import {XmlComponent} from "../docx/xml-components";
 import {DocumentAttributes} from "../docx/xml-components/document-attributes";
 
-abstract class Component {
-    protected createNullBlockOrValue(value: string): Object {
-        if (value === undefined) {
+abstract class Component extends XmlComponent {
+    protected createNullBlockOrValue(value: string): XmlComponent {
+        /*if (value === undefined) {
             return [{}];
         } else {
             return value;
-        }
+        }*/
+        return null;
     }
 }
-export class Title extends Component implements XmlComponent {
-    private title: Object;
-
-    xmlKeys = {
-        title: "dc:title"
-    }
+export class Title extends Component {
 
     constructor(value: string) {
-        super();
-        var title = this.createNullBlockOrValue(value);
-        this.title = title;
+        super("dc:title");
+        this.root.push(this.createNullBlockOrValue(value));
     }
 }
 
-export class Subject extends Component implements XmlComponent {
-    private subject: Object;
-
-    xmlKeys = {
-        subject: "dc:subject"
-    }
+export class Subject extends Component {
 
     constructor(value: string) {
-        super();
-        var subject = this.createNullBlockOrValue(value);
-        this.subject = subject;
+        super("dc:subject");
+        this.root.push(this.createNullBlockOrValue(value));
     }
 }
 
-export class Creator extends Component implements XmlComponent {
-    private creator: Object;
-
-    xmlKeys = {
-        creator: "dc:creator"
-    }
+export class Creator extends Component {
 
     constructor(value: string) {
-        super();
-        var creator = this.createNullBlockOrValue(value);
-        this.creator = creator;
+        super("dc:creator");
+        this.root.push(this.createNullBlockOrValue(value));
     }
 }
 
-export class Keywords extends Component implements XmlComponent {
-    private keywords: Object;
-
-    xmlKeys = {
-        keywords: "cp:keywords"
-    }
+export class Keywords extends Component {
 
     constructor(value: string) {
-        super();
-        var keywords = this.createNullBlockOrValue(value);
-        this.keywords = keywords;
+        super("cp:keywords");
+        this.root.push(this.createNullBlockOrValue(value));
     }
 }
 
-export class Description extends Component implements XmlComponent {
-    private description: Object;
-
-    xmlKeys = {
-        description: "dc:description"
-    }
+export class Description extends Component {
 
     constructor(value: string) {
-        super();
-        var description = this.createNullBlockOrValue(value);
-        this.description = description;
+        super("dc:description");
+        this.root.push(this.createNullBlockOrValue(value));
     }
 }
 
-export class LastModifiedBy extends Component implements XmlComponent {
-    private lastModifiedBy: Object;
-
-    xmlKeys = {
-        lastModifiedBy: "cp:lastModifiedBy"
-    }
-
+export class LastModifiedBy extends Component {
+    
     constructor(value: string) {
-        super();
-        var lastModifiedBy = this.createNullBlockOrValue(value);
-        this.lastModifiedBy = lastModifiedBy;
+        super("cp:lastModifiedBy");
+        this.root.push(this.createNullBlockOrValue(value));
     }
 }
 
-export class Revision extends Component implements XmlComponent {
-    private revision: Object;
-
-    xmlKeys = {
-        revision: "cp:revision"
-    }
+export class Revision extends Component {
 
     constructor(value: string) {
-        super();
+        super("cp:revision");
         var revision = this.createNullBlockOrValue(value);
-        this.revision = revision;
+        this.root.push(this.createNullBlockOrValue(value));
     }
 }
 
-abstract class DateComponent {
+abstract class DateComponent extends XmlComponent {
     protected getCurrentDate(): any {
         var date = new Date(),
             year = date.getFullYear(),
@@ -122,36 +82,24 @@ abstract class DateComponent {
     }
 }
 
-export class Created extends DateComponent implements XmlComponent {
-    private created: Array<XmlComponent>;
-
-    xmlKeys = {
-        created: "dcterms:created"
-    }
+export class Created extends DateComponent {
 
     constructor() {
-        super();
-        this.created = new Array<XmlComponent>();
-        this.created.push(new DocumentAttributes({
+        super("dcterms:created");
+        this.root.push(new DocumentAttributes({
             type: "dcterms:W3CDTF"
         }));
-        this.created.push(this.getCurrentDate());
+        this.root.push(this.getCurrentDate());
     }
 }
 
 export class Modified extends DateComponent implements XmlComponent {
-    private modified: Array<XmlComponent>;
-
-    xmlKeys = {
-        modified: "dcterms:modified"
-    }
 
     constructor() {
-        super();
-        this.modified = new Array<XmlComponent>();
-        this.modified.push(new DocumentAttributes({
+        super("dcterms:modified");
+        this.root.push(new DocumentAttributes({
             type: "dcterms:W3CDTF"
         }));
-        this.modified.push(this.getCurrentDate());
+        this.root.push(this.getCurrentDate());
     }
 }
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diff --git a/ts/properties/index.ts b/ts/properties/index.ts
index 251b83404e..e637c028a3 100644
--- a/ts/properties/index.ts
+++ b/ts/properties/index.ts
@@ -12,30 +12,25 @@ interface PropertiesOptions {
     revision?: string;
 }
 
-export class Properties implements XmlComponent {
-    private coreProperties: Array<XmlComponent>;
-
-    xmlKeys = {
-        coreProperties: "cp:coreProperties"
-    }
+export class Properties extends XmlComponent {
 
     constructor(options: PropertiesOptions) {
-        this.coreProperties = new Array<XmlComponent>();
-        this.coreProperties.push(new DocumentAttributes({
+        super("cp:coreProperties");
+        this.root.push(new DocumentAttributes({
             cp: "http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/package/2006/metadata/core-properties",
             dc: "http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/",
             dcterms: "http://purl.org/dc/terms/",
             dcmitype: "http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/",
             xsi: "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
         }));
-        this.coreProperties.push(new Title(options.title));
-        this.coreProperties.push(new Subject(options.subject));
-        this.coreProperties.push(new Creator(options.creator));
-        this.coreProperties.push(new Keywords(options.keywords));
-        this.coreProperties.push(new Description(options.description));
-        this.coreProperties.push(new LastModifiedBy(options.lastModifiedBy));
-        this.coreProperties.push(new Revision(options.revision));
-        this.coreProperties.push(new Created());
-        this.coreProperties.push(new Modified());
+        this.root.push(new Title(options.title));
+        this.root.push(new Subject(options.subject));
+        this.root.push(new Creator(options.creator));
+        this.root.push(new Keywords(options.keywords));
+        this.root.push(new Description(options.description));
+        this.root.push(new LastModifiedBy(options.lastModifiedBy));
+        this.root.push(new Revision(options.revision));
+        this.root.push(new Created());
+        this.root.push(new Modified());
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ts/styles/defaults/index.ts b/ts/styles/defaults/index.ts
index 77204a8bde..be03e40908 100644
--- a/ts/styles/defaults/index.ts
+++ b/ts/styles/defaults/index.ts
@@ -2,16 +2,11 @@ import {XmlComponent} from "../../docx/xml-components";
 import {ParagraphPropertiesDefaults} from "./paragraph-properties";
 import {RunPropertiesDefaults} from "./run-properties";
 
-export class DocumentDefaults implements XmlComponent {
-    private docDefaults: Array<XmlComponent>;
-    
-    xmlKeys = {
-        docDefaults: "w:docDefaults"
-    }
+export class DocumentDefaults extends XmlComponent {
     
     constructor() {
-        this.docDefaults = new Array<XmlComponent>();
-        this.docDefaults.push(new RunPropertiesDefaults());
-        this.docDefaults.push(new ParagraphPropertiesDefaults());
+        super("w:docDefaults");
+        this.root.push(new RunPropertiesDefaults());
+        this.root.push(new ParagraphPropertiesDefaults());
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ts/styles/defaults/paragraph-properties.ts b/ts/styles/defaults/paragraph-properties.ts
index 0e3b031e0b..43d1d4c4cf 100644
--- a/ts/styles/defaults/paragraph-properties.ts
+++ b/ts/styles/defaults/paragraph-properties.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,10 @@
 import {XmlComponent} from "../../docx/xml-components";
 import {ParagraphProperties} from "../../docx/paragraph/properties";
 
-export class ParagraphPropertiesDefaults implements XmlComponent {
-    private pPrDefault: Array<XmlComponent>;
-
-    xmlKeys = {
-        pPrDefault: "w:pPrDefault"
-    }
+export class ParagraphPropertiesDefaults extends XmlComponent {
 
     constructor() {
-        this.pPrDefault = new Array<XmlComponent>();
-        this.pPrDefault.push(new ParagraphProperties());
+        super("w:pPrDefault");
+        this.root.push(new ParagraphProperties());
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ts/styles/defaults/run-properties.ts b/ts/styles/defaults/run-properties.ts
index eb22772fcf..7b76728083 100644
--- a/ts/styles/defaults/run-properties.ts
+++ b/ts/styles/defaults/run-properties.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,10 @@
 import {XmlComponent} from "../../docx/xml-components";
 import {RunProperties} from "../../docx/run/properties";
 
-export class RunPropertiesDefaults implements XmlComponent {
-    private rPrDefault: Array<XmlComponent>;
-    
-    xmlKeys = {
-        rPrDefault: "w:rPrDefault"
-    }
-    
+export class RunPropertiesDefaults extends XmlComponent {
+
     constructor() {
-        this.rPrDefault = new Array<XmlComponent>();    
-        this.rPrDefault.push(new RunProperties());    
+        super("w:rPrDefault");
+        this.root.push(new RunProperties());    
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ts/styles/index.ts b/ts/styles/index.ts
index f54231f7c5..704d68cb5c 100644
--- a/ts/styles/index.ts
+++ b/ts/styles/index.ts
@@ -5,16 +5,11 @@ import {LatentStyles} from "./latent-styles";
 import {LatentStyleException} from "./latent-styles/exceptions";
 import {LatentStyleExceptionAttributes} from "./latent-styles/exceptions/attributes";
 
-export class Styles implements XmlComponent {
-    private styles: Array<XmlComponent>;
-
-    xmlKeys = {
-        styles: 'w:styles'
-    }
+export class Styles extends XmlComponent {
 
     constructor() {
-        this.styles = new Array<XmlComponent>();
-        this.styles.push(new DocumentAttributes({
+        super("w:styles");
+        this.root.push(new DocumentAttributes({
             mc: 'http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006',
             r: 'http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/relationships',
             w: 'http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/wordprocessingml/2006/main',
@@ -22,15 +17,15 @@ export class Styles implements XmlComponent {
             w15: 'http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2012/wordml',
             Ignorable: 'w14 w15'
         }))
-        this.styles.push(new DocumentDefaults());
+        this.root.push(new DocumentDefaults());
         var latentStyles = new LatentStyles();
         //latentStyles.push(new LatentStyleException(new LatentStyleExceptionAttributes({
         //    name: "Normal"
         //})));
-        this.styles.push(latentStyles);
+        this.root.push(latentStyles);
     }
 
     push(style: XmlComponent): void {
-        this.styles.push(style);
+        this.root.push(style);
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ts/styles/latent-styles/exceptions/attributes.ts b/ts/styles/latent-styles/exceptions/attributes.ts
index 31c4aa1d35..72e3862934 100644
--- a/ts/styles/latent-styles/exceptions/attributes.ts
+++ b/ts/styles/latent-styles/exceptions/attributes.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ interface LatentStyleExceptionAttributesProperties {
     unhideWhenUsed?: string
 }
 
-export class LatentStyleExceptionAttributes implements XmlComponent {
+export class LatentStyleExceptionAttributes extends XmlComponent {
     private _attr: Object;
 
     xmlKeys = {
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ export class LatentStyleExceptionAttributes implements XmlComponent {
     };
 
     constructor(properties?: LatentStyleExceptionAttributesProperties) {
+        super("_attr");
         this._attr = properties
 
         if (!properties) {
diff --git a/ts/styles/latent-styles/exceptions/index.ts b/ts/styles/latent-styles/exceptions/index.ts
index c52cd0ceca..685440b3ee 100644
--- a/ts/styles/latent-styles/exceptions/index.ts
+++ b/ts/styles/latent-styles/exceptions/index.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,10 @@
 import {XmlComponent} from "../../../docx/xml-components";
 import {LatentStyleExceptionAttributes} from "./attributes";
 
-export class LatentStyleException implements XmlComponent {
-    private lsdException: Array<XmlComponent>;
-
-    xmlKeys = {
-        lsdException: "w:lsdException"
-    }
+export class LatentStyleException extends XmlComponent {
 
     constructor(attributes: LatentStyleExceptionAttributes) {
-        this.lsdException = new Array<XmlComponent>();
-        this.lsdException.push(attributes);
+        super("w:lsdException");
+        this.root.push(attributes);
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ts/styles/latent-styles/index.ts b/ts/styles/latent-styles/index.ts
index 47ad8db6ba..f6b5c9f617 100644
--- a/ts/styles/latent-styles/index.ts
+++ b/ts/styles/latent-styles/index.ts
@@ -1,18 +1,13 @@
 import {XmlComponent} from "../../docx/xml-components";
 import {LatentStyleException} from "./exceptions";
 
-export class LatentStyles implements XmlComponent {
-    private latentStyles: Array<XmlComponent>;
-    
-    xmlKeys = {
-        latentStyles: "w:latentStyles"
-    }
+export class LatentStyles extends XmlComponent {
     
     constructor() {
-        this.latentStyles = new Array<XmlComponent>();
+        super("w:latentStyles");
     }
     
     push(latentException: LatentStyleException): void {
-        this.latentStyles.push(latentException);
+        this.root.push(latentException);
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ts/styles/style/attributes.ts b/ts/styles/style/attributes.ts
index 32fd27baa5..85f0f23195 100644
--- a/ts/styles/style/attributes.ts
+++ b/ts/styles/style/attributes.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ interface StyleAttributesProperties {
     customStyle?: string;
 }
 
-export class StyleAttributes implements XmlComponent {
+export class StyleAttributes extends XmlComponent {
     private _attr: Object;
 
     xmlKeys = {
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ export class StyleAttributes implements XmlComponent {
     };
 
     constructor(properties?: StyleAttributesProperties) {
+        super("_attr");
         this._attr = properties
 
         if (!properties) {
diff --git a/ts/styles/style/components.ts b/ts/styles/style/components.ts
index 164a31ee15..4440e38750 100644
--- a/ts/styles/style/components.ts
+++ b/ts/styles/style/components.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,9 @@
 import {XmlComponent} from "../../docx/xml-components";
 
-export class Name implements XmlComponent {
-    private name: Array<XmlComponent>;
-    
-    xmlKeys = {
-        
-    }
+export class Name extends XmlComponent {
     
     constructor() {
-        this.name = new Array<XmlComponent>();
+        super("w:name");
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/ts/styles/style/index.ts b/ts/styles/style/index.ts
index b212311584..6a2f6687d8 100644
--- a/ts/styles/style/index.ts
+++ b/ts/styles/style/index.ts
@@ -1,19 +1,14 @@
 import {XmlComponent} from "../../docx/xml-components";
 import {StyleAttributes} from "./attributes";
 
-export class Style implements XmlComponent {
-    private style: Array<XmlComponent>;
-    
-    xmlKeys = {
-        style: "w:style"
-    }
+export class Style extends XmlComponent {
     
     constructor(attributes: StyleAttributes) {
-        this.style = new Array<XmlComponent>();
-        this.style.push(attributes);
+        super("w:style");
+        this.root.push(attributes);
     }
     
     push(styleSegment: XmlComponent): void {
-        this.style.push(styleSegment);
+        this.root.push(styleSegment);
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file