JodaLocalDateXmlAdapter.java

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package org.sculptor.framework.xml;

import javax.xml.bind.annotation.adapters.XmlAdapter;

import org.joda.time.LocalDate;

/**
 * JAXB adapter between joda LocalDate and String. It should be used together
 * with @XmlSchemaType(name = "date") annotation on the field.
 * 
 */
public class JodaLocalDateXmlAdapter extends XmlAdapter<String, LocalDate> {

    @Override
    public LocalDate unmarshal(String str) throws Exception {
        return new LocalDate(str);
    }

    @Override
    public String marshal(LocalDate localDate) throws Exception {
        // toString is in ISO8601 yyyy-MM-dd
        return localDate.toString();
    }

}