# File lib/soap/baseData.rb, line 160
  def self.decode(elename, refidstr)
    if /\A#(.*)\z/ =~ refidstr
      refid = $1
    elsif /\Acid:(.*)\z/ =~ refidstr
      refid = $1
    else
      raise ArgumentError.new("illegal refid #{refidstr}")
    end
    d = super(elename)
    d.refid = refid
    d
  end