Convert Java Date into XML Date Format (and vice versa)

Question

Is there a nice and easy way to convert a Java Date into XML date string format and vice versa?

Cheers,

Andez

Answer 1

To comply with ISO8601, the timezone must be in the format +HH:MM or - HH:MM

With Simpledateformat you must use XXX instead of Z (see NovelGuy answer)

SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ssXXX");