Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; /* * Copyright (c) 2010-2014 Evolveum * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. * You may obtain a copy of the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and * limitations under the License. */ import javax.xml.datatype.DatatypeFactory; import javax.xml.datatype.XMLGregorianCalendar; public class Main { private static DatatypeFactory df = null; public static XMLGregorianCalendar stringAsCalendar(String date) { if (date == null || date.isEmpty()) { return null; } return df.newXMLGregorianCalendar(date); } }