Inspect XML created by PHP SoapClient call before/without sending the request

Question

The question: Is there a way to view the XML that would be created with a PHP SoapClient function call BEFORE you actually send the request?

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Answer 1

I found this thread while working on the same problem, and was bummed because I was using classes that already extended the SoapClient() class and didn't want to screw around with it too much. However if you add the "exceptions"=>0 tag when you initiate the class, it won't throw a Fatal Error (though it will print an exception):

SoapClient($soapURL,array("trace" => 1,"exceptions"=>0));

Doing that allowed me to run __getLastRequest() and analyze the XML I was sending.