Consume a SOAP feed with a Complex Type using PHP 5

[emptypixels]

Thanks ixalmida, but even if I make the call without converting the data to an array, I'm still not getting the complex data types returned.

My PHP code looks like this....

$wsdl_url = 'https://ws.memberclicks.com/mc/services/UserService?wsdl';
$features = array();
$wsdl = 	new SoapClient($wsdl_url, $features);
$method = 'authenticateUser';
$params->org_id 	= $org_id;
$params->username 	= $username;
$params->password 	= $password;
$data = $wsdl->$method($params);

echo '<pre>';
	print_r ($data);
echo '</pre>';

Also, my wdsl seems to be formatted a bit different...

 <xs:complexType name="UserInfo"> 
    <xs:complexContent> 
        <xs:extension base="tns:UserBaseInfo"> 
            <xs:sequence> 
                <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="contact_name" type="xs:string"/> 
                <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="group_name" type="xs:string"/> 
                <xs:element name="active" type="xs:boolean"/> 
                <xs:element name="validated" type="xs:boolean"/> 
                <xs:element name="deleted" type="xs:boolean"/> 
                <xs:element name="hidden" type="xs:boolean"/> 
                <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="deleted_date" type="xs:dateTime"/> 
                <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="pref_contact" type="xs:string"/> 
                <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="last_login_date" type="xs:dateTime"/> 
                <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="last_modify" type="xs:dateTime"/> 
                <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="updated_by" type="xs:string"/> 
                <xs:element name="no_mass_email" type="xs:boolean"/> 
                <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="pref_bb_contact" type="xs:string"/> 
                <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="pref_bb_image" type="xs:string"/> 
                <xs:element maxOccurs="unbounded" minOccurs="0" name="attribute_list" type="tns:UserAttInfo"/> 
            </xs:sequence> 
        </xs:extension> 
    </xs:complexContent> 
</xs:complexType> 

<xs:complexType name="UserAttInfo"> 
    <xs:sequence> 
        <xs:element name="user_id" type="xs:string"/> 
        <xs:element name="att_id" type="xs:string"/> 
        <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="att_name" type="xs:string"/> 
        <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="att_type_id" type="xs:string"/> 
        <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="att_type_name" type="xs:string"/> 
        <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="att_data" type="xs:string"/> 
        <xs:element name="hidden" type="xs:boolean"/> 
        <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="last_modify" type="xs:dateTime"/> 
        <xs:element name="view_only" type="xs:boolean"/> 
        <xs:element name="editable" type="xs:boolean"/> 
    </xs:sequence> 
</xs:complexType> 

... the complex data type definition is separated form the rest of the object definition.

When I run the code without converting it to an array, I end up with a dead end again...

[attribute_list] => stdClass Object
                (
                )

[ixalmida]

Try this:

print_r ($data->contact_name);

[emptypixels]

That does return the user's name without error. actually...

print_r ($data->return->contact_name); 

But when I try ...

print_r ($data->return->attribute); 

I get nothing.

[ixalmida]

There must be more to the class hierarchy than what you listed then. I didn't see "return" as a member. Anyway...

Maybe try this:

$data->return->UserAttInfo->att_name;

Note: I'm just guessing based on my own web services experience, which as you rightly pointed out, uses a different XML document structure.

[emptypixels]

Thanks for helping ixalmida, but still no luck.

When I try

$data->return->UserAttInfo->att_name;

I don't get any results.

When I return $data, the full return looks like this...

stdClass Object
(
    [return] => stdClass Object
        (
            [user_id] => 16977408
            [group_id] => 100400
            [org_id] => obs
            [contact_name] => John Doe
            [active] => 1
            [validated] => 1
            [deleted] => 
            [hidden] => 
            [last_login_date] => 2010-08-24T23:38:35Z
            [last_modify] => 2010-03-29T22:43:42Z
            [updated_by] => John Doe
            [no_mass_email] => 
            [pref_bb_contact] => 
            [pref_bb_image] => 
            [attribute_list] => stdClass Object
                (
                )

    )

)

There are multiple instances of attribute_list when I use a java standalone SoapClient, but nothing when I try to retrieve the info in PHP.

Any ideas on how to get past that stdClass Object?

[ixalmida]

AHA - perfect! The answer is in your output. It says that "attribute_list" is an object within "return". So...

$data->return->attribute_list;

And individual class elements would be:

$data->return->attribute_list->element_name;

[emptypixels]

$data->return->attribute_list; 

returns...

stdClass Object
(
)

Still not getting past that stdClass Object yet.

[ixalmida]

You left off the name of the element (variable) you want.

// $data->return->attribute_list->element_name;
// i.e...
$data->return->attribute_list->att_name;

[emptypixels]

$data->return->attribute_list->user_id

... returns nothing as well.

I'm not sure how this would work since there would be several instances of attributes.

[ixalmida]

It appears to me from the WSDL that there's only one instance of the class. Perhaps user_id is just blank...? Try some of the other variables.

[emptypixels]

I've tried other variables, and I don't get any data.

The output when I run the java SoapClient looks like this...

<soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
    <soapenv:Body>
        <authenticateUserResponse xmlns="http://ws.memberclicks.com/xsd">
            <return>
                <user_id>16977408</user_id>
                <group_id>100400</group_id>
                <org_id>abc</org_id>
                <contact_name>John Doe</contact_name>
                <active>true</active>
                <validated>true</validated>
                <deleted>false</deleted>
                <hidden>false</hidden>
                <last_login_date>2010-08-24T23:38:35Z</last_login_date>
                <last_modify>2010-03-29T22:43:42Z</last_modify>
                <updated_by>John Doe</updated_by>
                <no_mass_email>false</no_mass_email>
                <pref_bb_contact></pref_bb_contact>
                <pref_bb_image></pref_bb_image>
                <attribute_list>
                    <UserAttInfo>
                        <user_id>16977408</user_id>
                        <att_id>406833</att_id>
                        <att_name>Contact Name</att_name>
                        <att_type_id>16</att_type_id>
                        <att_type_name>Contact Center Greeting</att_type_name>
                        <att_data>John Doe</att_data>
                        <hidden>false</hidden>
                        <last_modify>2009-11-11T22:13:13Z</last_modify>
                        <view_only>false</view_only>
                        <editable>true</editable>
                    </UserAttInfo>
                    <UserAttInfo>
                        <user_id>16977408</user_id>
                        <att_id>406832</att_id>
                        <att_name>Username</att_name>
                        <att_type_id>10</att_type_id>
                        <att_type_name>Login Name</att_type_name>
                        <att_data>jdoe</att_data>
                        <hidden>false</hidden>
                        <last_modify>2009-11-11T22:13:13Z</last_modify>
                        <view_only>false</view_only>
                        <editable>true</editable>
                    </UserAttInfo>
                    <UserAttInfo>
                        <user_id>16977408</user_id>
                        <att_id>406819</att_id>
                        <att_name>Password</att_name>
                        <att_type_id>11</att_type_id>
                        <att_type_name>Password</att_type_name>
                        <att_data>1234pass</att_data>
                        <hidden>false</hidden>
                        <last_modify>2010-03-29T22:43:42Z</last_modify>
                        <view_only>false</view_only>
                        <editable>true</editable>
                    </UserAttInfo>
                    <UserAttInfo>
                        <user_id>16977408</user_id>
                        <att_id>406828</att_id>
                        <att_name>Group</att_name>
                        <att_type_id>8</att_type_id>
                        <att_type_name>User Group</att_type_name>
                        <att_data>Authorized Service Administrator</att_data>
                        <hidden>false</hidden>
                        <last_modify>2009-11-11T22:13:13Z</last_modify>
                        <view_only>true</view_only>
                        <editable>false</editable>
                    </UserAttInfo>
                    <UserAttInfo>
                        <user_id>16977408</user_id>
                        <att_id>406824</att_id>
                        <att_name>Email</att_name>
                        <att_type_id>1</att_type_id>
                        <att_type_name>E-mail Address (Contact Center)</att_type_name>
                        <att_data>[e-mail]</att_data>
                        <hidden>false</hidden>
                        <last_modify>2009-11-11T22:13:13Z</last_modify>
                        <view_only>false</view_only>
                        <editable>true</editable>
                    </UserAttInfo>
                </attribute_list>
            </return>
        </authenticateUserResponse>
    </soapenv:Body>
</soapenv:Envelope>

I also get no response if I try running

$data->return->attribute_list->UserAttInfo

or

$data->return->attribute_list->UserAttInfo->user_id

[ixalmida]

Looks like an array of classes. Try adding an index:

$data->return->attribute_list[1]->user_id

[emptypixels]

print_r ($data->return->attribute_list[1]->user_id ); 

returns an error "Fatal error: Cannot use object of type stdClass as array ..."

$data->return->attribute_list->UserAttInfo[1]->user_id

returns no data

[ixalmida]

Figures...maybe it's just:

$data->return->attribute_list[1]->user_id

Beyond this, I'm at a loss. It seems logical to me that if you have multiple instances of a class that you either have to give them different names or refer to them as an array. But just because it makes sense to me doesn't mean I'm right.

[emptypixels]

That returns...

Cannot use object of type stdClass as array

Thanks for trying ixalmida.

Any other ideas out there?

[blackhorse]

var_dump($data->return->attribute_list);

What this will give you?

[emptypixels]

blackhorse,

Thanks for taking a look.
Here's what I get...

object(stdClass)#5 (0) {
}

[robinjackman]

great information sharing and thanks for that.

[blackhorse]

Try to use desktop soap client such as soapUI or storm, or webservice studio to get the response data to see what is in there.

[blackhorse]

If this script, $data->return->attribute_list->UserAttInfo->user_id, doesn't work, try this script,
$data->return->attribute_list[0]->UserAttInfo->user_id

Or other way around.

For the same request, one of the above should work.

I think due to the results could be multiple attribute_list, which would need to use array, $data->return->attribute_list[0]->UserAttInfo->user_id

Or if the result only has one attribute_list, then $data->return->attribute_list->UserAttInfo->user_id will work.

Or it may not have attribute_list, then nothing will be returned.