Since I solved my problem, I thought I'd post the solution. It was quite simple once I spent a little more time reviewing the Conversions and <format> element docs. A simple de/serializer change give me the functionality I need. I unmarshall to a calendar where the get/setter has code in my to also get/set date and timezone vars.
I was surprised this (de/)serializer wasn't included in the org.jibx.runtime.Utility class. I'd think this would be a common use-case for anyone using the full functionality of the XSD DateTime data type. But perhaps, once again, I simply need to spend more time on the docs to understand why. Jason Ward wrote: > I'm looking for a little guidance on how to handle some dateTime > objects. I have written a custom serializer that ensures my dateTime > objects carry the appropriate timezone (and JiBX doesn't convert to > UTC). But, I have a need while unmarshalling to retain the timezone > info and drop it into another object variable (since java.util.Date > objects don't contain TZ info). > > The threads I could dig up on this is are all pretty dated, but it > sounds like writing my own unmarshaller is in order. However, the > HashMap example seems pretty complex ... at least to me since I > haven't had to venture into this area... so I'm wondering if anyone > has a suggestion for an easier way? > > Is it feasible to simply change my unmarshalled type to a > GregorianCalendar and handle splitting the date/time from TZ in a > post-set, etc.? Or is a customer unmarshaller really the best way to > go? I know I can always add another object to the XML to explicitly > carry the TZ, but this seems like overkill when dateTime already holds > the data. > > Any advice is greatly appreciated. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _______________________________________________ jibx-users mailing list jibx-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jibx-users
