Converts an XMLGregorianCalendar to an instance of java.util.Date - Java XML

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Description

Converts an XMLGregorianCalendar to an instance of java.util.Date

Demo Code

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//package com.java2s;

import javax.xml.datatype.XMLGregorianCalendar;

import java.util.Date;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Converts an XMLGregorianCalendar to an instance of java.util.Date
     *
     * @param xgc Instance of XMLGregorianCalendar or a null reference
     * @return java.util.Date instance whose value is based upon the
     * value in the xgc parameter. If the xgc parameter is null then
     * this method will simply return null.
     */
    public static Date calendarAsDate(XMLGregorianCalendar xgc) {
        if (xgc == null) {
            return null;
        } else {
            return xgc.toGregorianCalendar().getTime();
        }
    }
}

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