What is the best way to convert XMLGregorianCalendar to MM/dd/yyyy hh:mm String?

Question

What is the best way to convert XMLGregorianCalendar objects to \'MM/dd/yyyy hh:mm\' String?

Answer 1

First use XMLGregorianCalendar#toGregorianCalendar() to get a java.util.Calendar instance out of it.

Calendar calendar = xmlGregorianCalendar.toGregorianCalendar();

From that step on, it's all obvious with a little help of SimpleDateFormat the usual way.

SimpleDateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("MM/dd/yyyy hh:mm");
formatter.setTimeZone(calendar.getTimeZone());
String dateString = formatter.format(calendar.getTime());

I only wonder if you don't actually want to use HH instead of hh as you aren't formatting the am/pm marker anywhere.