Can nusoap returns arrray of string? - web-services

Question

I would like to return an array of string in my web services
I've tryed :
<?php
require_once('nusoap/nusoap.php');
$server = new soap_server();
$server->configureWSDL('NewsService', 'urn:NewsService');
$server->register('GetAllNews',
array(),
array('return' => 'xsd:string[]'),
'urn:NewsService',
'urn:NewsService#GetAllNews',
'rpc',
'literal',
''
);
// Define the method as a PHP function
function GetAllNews()
{
$stack = array("orange", "banana");
array_push($stack, "apple", "raspberry");
return $stack;
}
but it doesn't work.
What is the correct syntax for that ?
Thanks in advance for any help

Answer 1

You can't return an array like this. To return an array, you have to define a complex type.
I'll provide u an example...
The server program service.php:
<?php
// Pull in the NuSOAP code
require_once('lib/nusoap.php');
// Create the server instance
$server = new soap_server();
// Initialize WSDL support
$server->configureWSDL('RM', 'urn:RM');
//Define complex type
$server->wsdl->addComplexType(
'User',
'complexType',
'struct',
'all',
'',
array(
'Id' => array('name' => 'Id', 'type' => 'xsd:int'),
'Name' => array('name' => 'Name', 'type' => 'xsd:string'),
'Email' => array('name' => 'Email', 'type' => 'xsd:string'),
'Description' => array('name' => 'Description', 'type' => 'xsd:string')
)
);
// Register the method
$server->register('GetUser', // method name
array('UserName'=> 'xsd:string'), // input parameters
array('User' => 'tns:User'), // output parameters
'urn:RM', // namespace
'urn:RM#GetUser', // soapaction
'rpc', // style
'encoded', // use
'Get User Details' // documentation
);
function GetUser($UserName) {
return array('Id' => 1,
'Name' => $UserName,
'Email' =>'test#a.com',
'Description' =>'My desc'
);
}
// Use the request to (try to) invoke the service
$HTTP_RAW_POST_DATA = isset($HTTP_RAW_POST_DATA) ? $HTTP_RAW_POST_DATA : '';
$server->service($HTTP_RAW_POST_DATA);
?>
And the client program client.php:
<?php
// Pull in the NuSOAP code
require_once('lib/nusoap.php');
// Create the client instance
$client = new soapclient('http://localhost/Service/service.php');
// Call the SOAP method
$result = $client->call('GetUser', array('UserName' => 'Jim'));
// Display the result
print_r($result);
?>