# File lib/soap/mapping/mapping.rb, line 288
  def self.set_attributes(obj, values)
    if obj.is_a?(::SOAP::Mapping::Object)
      values.each do |attr_name, value|
        obj.__add_xmlele_value(attr_name, value)
      end
    else
      values.each do |attr_name, value|
        name = XSD::CodeGen::GenSupport.safevarname(attr_name)
        setter = name + "="
        if obj.respond_to?(setter)
          obj.__send__(setter, value)
        else
          obj.instance_variable_set('@' + name, value)
          begin
            define_attr_accessor(obj, name,
              proc { instance_variable_get('@' + name) },
              proc { |value| instance_variable_set('@' + name, value) })
          rescue TypeError
            # singleton class may not exist (e.g. Float)
          end
        end
      end
    end
  end