# SOAP result with an element named id

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/soap-result-with-an-element-named-id/175920>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [September 22, 2009, 9:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/soap-result-with-an-element-named-id/175920 "2009-09-22T21:10:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![twaters](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/a6a055/32.png) [@twaters](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/twaters)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2009, 9:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/soap-result-with-an-element-named-id/175920/1 "2009-09-22T21:10:48Z")

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Say I have a soap object like…

#\<SOAP::Mapping::Object:0x…fdbc0ee36 {}id=“120” {}name=“Welcome”\>

How does one get the id value out?

object.id gives the object\_id, not the 120 I am needing…

Thanks  
-tim