Java tutorial
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat; import java.util.Date; import javax.xml.bind.JAXBContext; import javax.xml.bind.Marshaller; import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlRootElement; import javax.xml.bind.annotation.adapters.XmlAdapter; import javax.xml.bind.annotation.adapters.XmlJavaTypeAdapter; @XmlRootElement(name = "event") public class Main { private Date date; private String description; @XmlJavaTypeAdapter(DateFormatterAdapter.class) public Date getDate() { return date; } public void setDate(final Date date) { this.date = date; } public String getDescription() { return description; } public void setDescription(final String description) { this.description = description; } private static class DateFormatterAdapter extends XmlAdapter<String, Date> { private final SimpleDateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("dd_mm_yyyy"); @Override public Date unmarshal(final String v) throws Exception { return dateFormat.parse(v); } @Override public String marshal(final Date v) throws Exception { return dateFormat.format(v); } } public static void main(final String[] args) throws Exception { JAXBContext context = JAXBContext.newInstance(Main.class); Marshaller marshaller = context.createMarshaller(); marshaller.setProperty(Marshaller.JAXB_FORMATTED_OUTPUT, true); Main event = new Main(); event.setDate(new Date()); event.setDescription("im rick james"); marshaller.marshal(event, System.out); } }