SOAP::Serializer does not need to be used directly except when autotyping is enabled. It allows you to specify types for your data.
You can specify a type with SOAP::Data, with code similar to the following:
SOAP::Data->type(something => [ ... ])
When serialization is reached, SOAP::Lite will attempt to serialize your data with the as_something method, if such a method exists. If you don't create an as_something method, no serialization will occur. You can create as_something with the following:
sub SOAP::Serializer::as_something { my $self = shift; my($key, $val) = @_; ... return [$key, {'xsi:type' => 'xsd:something', %attr}, $val]; }
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