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

Please check this static utility. You just mentioned a pattern like "ddMMyy" or "HHmm" or what ever you want.. this will work wonderfully.

public static String getDateTime(XMLGregorianCalendar gDate, String pattern){

    return Optional.ofNullable(gDate)
            .map(gdate -> {
                Calendar calendar = gDate.toGregorianCalendar();
                SimpleDateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat(pattern);
                formatter.setTimeZone(calendar.getTimeZone());
                return formatter.format(calendar.getTime());
            })
            .orElse(null);
}