phpman > perldoc > SOAP::Deserializer(3pm)

NAME
    SOAP::Deserializer - the means by which the toolkit manages the conversion of XML into an object
    manageable by a developer

DESCRIPTION
    SOAP::Deserializer provides the means by which incoming XML is decoded into a Perl data
    structure.

METHODS
    context
        This provides access to the calling context of "SOAP::Deserializer". In a client side
        context the often means a reference to an instance of SOAP::Lite. In a server side context
        this means a reference to a SOAP::Server instance.

EXAMPLES
  DESERIALIZING RAW XML INTO A SOAP::SOM OBJECT
    A useful utility for SOAP::Deserializer is for parsing raw XML documents or fragments into a
    SOAP::SOM object. SOAP::Lite developers use this technique to write unit tests for the
    SOAP::Lite module itself. It is a lot more efficient for testing aspects of the toolkit than
    generating client calls over the network. This is a perfect way for developers to write unit
    tests for their custom data types for example.

    Here is an example of how raw XML content can be parsed into a SOAP::SOM object by using
    SOAP::Deserializer:

        $xml = <<END_XML;
        <foo>
          <person>
            <foo>123</foo>
            <foo>456</foo>
          </person>
          <person>
            <foo>789</foo>
            <foo>012</foo>
          </person>
        </foo>
        END_XML

        my $som = SOAP::Deserializer->deserialize($xml);

COPYRIGHT
    Copyright (C) 2000-2004 Paul Kulchenko. All rights reserved.

    This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as
    Perl itself.

AUTHORS
    Byrne Reese (byrne AT majordojo.com)