Package javax.xml.datatype

This package provides type mappings between XML and Java data types.

Class Summary
DatatypeConstants	Basic data type constants.
DatatypeConstants.Field	Typesafe enumerated class representing the six fields of the Duration class.
DatatypeFactory	Factory class to create new datatype objects mapping XML to and from Java objects.
Duration	An immutable time space as specified in XML Schema 1.0.
XMLGregorianCalendar	An XML Schema 1.0 date/time data type.

Exception Summary
DatatypeConfigurationException	A serious error during datatype configuration.

This package provides type mappings between XML and Java data types.

XML Schema data type	Java data type
xs:date	XMLGregorianCalendar
xs:dateTime	XMLGregorianCalendar
xs:duration	Duration
xs:gDay	XMLGregorianCalendar
xs:gMonth	XMLGregorianCalendar
xs:gMonthDay	XMLGregorianCalendar
xs:gYear	XMLGregorianCalendar
xs:gYearMonth	XMLGregorianCalendar
xs:time	XMLGregorianCalendar

XPath 2.0 data type	Java data type
xdt:dayTimeDuration	Duration
xdt:yearMonthDuration	Duration

Other XML Schema data types are considered to have a natural mapping to Java types, which are defined by the Java Architecture for XML Binding (JAXB).