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/* * XMLUtil.java * Copyright 2002-2004 Bill2, Inc. * * 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. */ package org.dentaku.services.persistence; import org.dom4j.Element; import org.dentaku.services.exception.XMLBeanException; import java.text.SimpleDateFormat; public class XMLUtil { private static SimpleDateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd"); public static void addChild(Element el, String name, Object prop) throws XMLBeanException { org.dom4j.Element child = el.addElement(name); if (prop instanceof XMLBean) { ((XMLBean) prop).getXML(child); } else if (prop instanceof java.util.Date) { child.addText(dateFormat.format(prop)); } else { child.addText(prop.toString()); } } }