Simple conversion between java.util.Date and XMLGregorianCalendar

Question

I\'m looking for a simple method of converting between java.util.Date and javax.xml.datatype.XMLGregorianCalendar in both directions.

Here is the code that

Answer 1

From XMLGregorianCalendar to java.util.Date you can simply do:

java.util.Date dt = xmlGregorianCalendarInstance.toGregorianCalendar().getTime();