# File lib/soap/rpc/element.rb, line 83
  def initialize(qname, param_def = nil)
    super(nil)
    @elename = qname
    @encodingstyle = nil

    @param_def = param_def

    @signature = []
    @inparam_names = []
    @inoutparam_names = []
    @outparam_names = []

    @inparam = {}
    @outparam = {}
    @retval_name = nil
    @retval_class_name = nil

    init_param(@param_def) if @param_def
  end