Set XMLGregorianCalendar value from a Calendar date in Java

Question

what is the best way to set a XMLGregorianCalendar value from a Calendar date?

    posting.setXMLGregorianCalendar(message.getCreateDate());

here my class:

Message.java

private Calendar createDate;
public Calendar getCreateDate() {
    return createDate;
}

Answer 1

You can try out this:

Calendar createDate = Calendar.getInstance();
Date cDate = createDate.getTime();
GregorianCalendar c = new GregorianCalendar();
c.setTime(cDate);
XMLGregorianCalendar date2 = DatatypeFactory.newInstance().newXMLGregorianCalendar(c);