StdClass Object returned from __soapCall???

Just wanted to check if anybody knows why the return values from a web service I am connecting with returns response values as a stdClass object instead of an associative array like I was expecting? I am using a wrapper class that extends SoapClient and I am using $this->__soapCall to call the web service method and I have the __doRequest method overridden to handle xml cleanup before request is made: public function __doRequest($request, $location, $action, $version) { // xml cleanup code return parent::__doRequest($request, $location, $action, $version); } Here is the response: stdClass Object ( [request-event] => LP123 [pos-transaction-id] => 1024 [px-transaction-id] => 2254126 [datetime] => 2006-07-06T11:58:33.596 [sender-id] => PCZ [response-code] => 435 [response-message] => Card Already Active [printed-card-number] => xxxxxxxxxxxx3980 [masked-card-number] => 3980 [trailer-width] => 0 [trailer-line-count] => 0 ) Any suggestions to access response data as an associative array would be appreciated! Ken Vandegrift kvandegrift@sharis.com <mailto:kvandegrift@sharis.com> Web Administrator Sharis Mgmt. Corp