Using WSDL in Perl with SOAP::Lite 0.710

WSDL Tutorials - Herong's Tutorial Examples - Version 2.03, by Dr. Herong Yang

WSDL Tutorials - Herong's Tutorial Examples

∟Using WSDL in Perl with SOAP::Lite 0.710

This chapter provides tutorial notes and example codes using WSDL 1.1 in Perl with SOAP::Lite 0.710. Topics include SOAP::Lite client methods; using service() method to load WSDL document; calling RPC method based Web services; building SOAP::Data objects to represent XML documents; calling XML document based Web services; serializing and deserializing SOAP::Data objects.

Introduction of Perl SOAP::Lite 0.710 for WSDL

Methods on SOAP::Lite 0.710 Client Object

Calling PRC Methods Defined in WSDL 1.1 Documents

service() Method Returns New Objects

SOAP::Data - XML Elements as Data Objects

SOAP::Serializer - Converting Data Objects to XML

Creating a Data Object for a Single XML Element

Creating a Data Object for Nested XML Elements

SOAP::Deserializer - Converting XML to Data Objects

Calling XML Document Based Web Service

Using Operation Name as the SOAP Body Element Name

Conclusions:

SOAP::Lite 0.710 supports WSDL 1.1 documents with the service() method.
SOAP::Lite 0.710 supports RPC method based Web services perfectly.
SOAP::Lite 0.710 can supports XML document based Web services. But you need to use operation name as the SOAP Body sub element name.
SOAP::Data class can be used to build SOAP Body sub elements.
SOAP::Serializer class can be used to convert SOAP::Data objects to XML strings.
SOAP::Deserializer class can be used to convert XML strings to SOAP::SOM objects, then to SOAP::Data objects.