How to generate the following SOAP XML request? - php

Question

The SOAP API I am using, needs the request XML formatted as below:
<SOAP-ENV:Body>
<ns1:functionName/>
<UserID>WEB</UserID>
<Attribute>
<ID>83</ID>
<Value>34343</Value>
</Attribute>
<Attribute>
<ID>84</ID>
<Value>45343</Value>
</Attribute>
</SOAP-ENV:Body>
I have gone through almost all "multiple element" related questions here on StackOverflow but still can't figure it out.
Here is what I am trying at the moment:
$args = new ArrayObject();
$args->UserID = WEB;
$Attribute = new stdClass();
$Attribute->ID = 83;
$Attribute->Value = 34343;
$args->append(new SoapParam($Attribute, 'Attribute'));
$Attribute = new stdClass();
$Attribute->ID = 84;
$Attribute->Value = 45343;
$args->append(new SoapParam($Attribute, 'Attribute'));
$soapClient->functionName($args);
Can someone please help me out with this?

Answer 1

I would advise you to use a WSDL to php generator as you'll deal with abstracted classes that match the required parameter and the operations so you won't have to figure out the correct syntax, it will be automaticcally done by the generated package.
Two generators:
Mine: https://github.com/WsdlToPhp/PackageGenerator
From others: https://github.com/wsdl2phpgenerator/wsdl2phpgenerator
Good luck

Answer 2

Finally managed to figure it out. Hope the below code helps someone:
$args = array();
$args[] = new SoapVar('WEB', XSD_STRING, null, null, 'UserID');
$obj = new stdClass();
$obj->ID = 83;
$obj->Value = 34343;
$args[] = new SoapVar($obj, SOAP_ENC_OBJECT, null, null, 'Attribute');
$obj = new stdClass();
$obj->ID = 84;
$obj->Value = 45343;
$args[] = new SoapVar($obj, SOAP_ENC_OBJECT, null, null, 'Attribute');
$soapClient->functionName(new SoapVar($args, SOAP_ENC_OBJECT));