# File lib/soap/baseData.rb, line 707
  def initialize(type = nil, rank = 1, arytype = nil)
    super()
    @type = type || ValueArrayName
    @rank = rank
    @data = Array.new
    @sparse = false
    @offset = Array.new(rank, 0)
    @size = Array.new(rank, 0)
    @size_fixed = false
    @position = nil
    @arytype = arytype
  end