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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Hi,</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>I am new to JDOM. I have a couple of basic questions about retrieving elements from a JDOM document object:</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>1) Is there any way to get Schema validated elements as appropriate Java objects. For example, <timestamp>2002-06-01T09:00:00Z</timestamp> to be retrieved as java.util.Date or java.util.Calendar insted of a String.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>2) If not, what is the best way to convert data types defined in XML schema from strings to appropriate Java types? (i.e. should I start parsing these strings myself using SimpleDateFormat etc?)</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>Thanks. </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Naresh Bhatia</FONT>
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