#40361 [Asn->Fbk]: SOAP messages contain empty tags

ID: 40361 Updated by: dmitry@php.net Reported By: mail at martin-probst dot com -Status: Assigned +Status: Feedback Bug Type: SOAP related Operating System: Mac OS X PHP Version: 5.2.0 Assigned To: dmitry New Comment: Please provide full reproducable case (with WSDL file if you use it). Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2007-02-05 10:44:09] tony2001@php.net Dmitry, it's expected behavior, or is it not? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2007-02-05 09:28:07] mail at martin-probst dot com Description: ------------ When using a Web Service and passing it a PHP object that contains NULL fields, these fields end up as empty tags in the message Reproduce code: --------------- no easy code, but when using a web service that expects a document style message, e.g. <foo> <bar>...</bar> </foo> And passing an object class Foo { public $bar = 'hello'; public $baz; } The XML created is something like: ... <SOAP-ENV:Body> <message-name> <foo> <bar>Hello</bar> <baz/> </foo> </message-name> </SOAP-ENV:Body> Expected result: ---------------- The message should be: <SOAP-ENV:Body> <message-name> <foo> <bar>Hello</bar> </foo> </message-name> </SOAP-ENV:Body> Actual result: -------------- The message is: <SOAP-ENV:Body> <message-name> <foo> <bar>Hello</bar> <baz/> </foo> </message-name> </SOAP-ENV:Body> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=40361&edit=1