WSDL structures for complex data types

Question

Hi there
Assume that a WSDL returned this:
<s:complexType name="Employee">
<s:sequence>
<s:element minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1" name="fname"
type="s:string" />
<s:element minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1" name="lname"
type="s:string" />
<s:element minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1" name="active"
type="s:boolean" />
</s:sequence>
</s:complexType>
You would build your structure like this:
stEmployee = structNew();
stEmployee.fname = "John";
stEmployee.lname = "Smith";
stEmployee.active = TRUE;
But is your structure function the same if the WSDL returns
this?
<s:complexType name="Employee">
<s:sequence>
<s:element minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1" name="fname"
type="tns1:FName" />
<s:element minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1" name="lname"
type="tns1:LName" />
<s:element minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1" name="active"
type="s:boolean" />
</s:sequence>
</s:complexType>
<complexType name="FName">
<simpleContent>
<extension base="xsd:string"/>
</simpleContent>
</complexType>
<complexType name="LName">
<simpleContent>
<extension base="xsd:string"/>
</simpleContent>
</complexType>
Don't ask *me* why they did it that way.... why a simple
string value had to be defined again as a complex type with simple
content.
Would my structure still be
stEmployee = structNew();
stEmployee.fname = "John";
stEmployee.lname = "Smith";
stEmployee.active = TRUE;
or would it have to somehow acknowledge that the first two
variables (the first and last names) have this redundant level of
complexity?
Thanks
Neal

Answer 1

Neal, can you please provide me with the URL of WSDL you are
using, method you are trying to call and sample data (if there is
any specific data you have to pass) to check this particular method
call?