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Document soap's to_xml typemap requirement

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Description

The requirement AFAICT is that to_xml returns a string representing valid XML, that is then unpacked for type mapping.
The requirement that it is an XML string is not documented.

See also: https://github.com/php/php-src/issues/11725

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Research direction

Start by locating the PHP SOAP documentation for to_xml and review the related behavior described in the issue and linked PHP issue #11725. Update the relevant documentation to state that to_xml must return a string containing valid XML for type mapping, then verify the wording against the existing SOAP documentation.

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Assessment

Tech stack
php
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
48/100

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