a new <code>SOAPElement</code> object with the given
 local name, prefix and uri.</div>
<dl>
<dt><span class="paramLabel">Parameters:</span></dt>
<dd><code>localName</code> - a <code>String</code> giving the local name
                  for the new element</dd>
<dd><code>prefix</code> - the prefix for this <code>SOAPElement</code></dd>
<dd><code>uri</code> - a <code>String</code> giving the URI of the
            namespace to which the new element belongs</dd>
<dt><span class="returnLabel">Returns:</span></