Generating multiref tags from SOAP::Lite

Amsterdamned has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Hi - I'm able to use SOAP::Lite to generate XML containing simple variables, but my client code now has to talk to a server which expects input like this...

<soapenv:Envelope>
   <soapenv:Body>
      <ns1:aMethod>
         <in0 href="#id0"/>
      </ns1:aMethod>
      <multiRef id="id0">
         <var1 xsi:type="xsd:boolean">true</var1>
         <var2 xsi:type="xsd:dateTime">2004-01-23T23:09:49.460Z</var2>
         <var3 xsi:type="xsd:string">hello</var3>
      </multiRef>
   </soapenv:Body>
</soapenv:Envelope>
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I've read the SOAP::Lite perldocs but can't work out how to generate that multiref tag. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Thanks - Jon

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Re: Generating multiref tags from SOAP::Lite by Amsterdamned (Novice) on Jan 29, 2004 at 12:19 UTC
Hi - My problem turned out to be a soap one not a perl one It looks like SOAP::Lite only adds multireferences if they are actually used (which is sensible). The example XML I was trying to follow was misleading because it included an unnecessary multiref. The issue was actually a bad URI so the code is working now Thanks to neuroball for replying :-)	[reply]
Re: Generating multiref tags from SOAP::Lite by neuroball (Pilgrim) on Jan 28, 2004 at 16:15 UTC
Next time you might want to also search the `Soap::Lite` documentation. If you did, you might have found the following lines of advise: `multirefinplace() Shortcut for serializer->multirefinplace(). If true, the serialize +r will put values for multireferences in the first occurrence of the referenc +e. Otherwise it will be encoded as top independent element, right aft +er method element inside Body. Default value is false.` [download] The meaning of the above is, that you have to set `multirefinplace()` to true, to make `SOAP::Lite` add the multireferences /oliver/ Hans: Not ze problem!	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re: Re: Generating multiref tags from SOAP::Lite by Amsterdamned (Novice) on Jan 28, 2004 at 19:17 UTC
Hi Oliver - I'd found multirefinplace() but couldn't get it to work. The following code produces the same XML with or without multirefinplace() `use SOAP::Lite +trace => qw( debug ); my $param = SOAP::Data ->type('myType') ->name('in0' => \SOAP::Data->value( SOAP::Data->new(name => 'var1', type => 'xsd:boolean', value => +"true" ), SOAP::Data->new(name => 'var3', type => 'xsd:string', value => " +hello" ), )); SOAP::Lite -> service('http://www.xmethods.net/sd/StockQuoteService.wsdl') -> multirefinplace(1) -> getQuote($param);` [download] - Jon	[reply] [d/l]