Isn't there a convenient way of getting from a java.util.Date to a XMLGregorianCalendar?

When I use Jackson polymorphic serialization, it generates a JSON object with an incorrect fully qualified class name. The code below serializes an XMLGregorianCalendar. The output is: ["java.uti...

How do I create an XMLGregorianCalendar without a timezone? No time offset (0) == UTC which outputs a 'Z' in the output. The meaning of my field is implicit local time, where locality is specified ...

I want to create an XMLGregorianCalendar with the following characteristics: Time only UTC timezone (The "Z" appended at the end) So I would expect the date to be printed as: 18:00:00Z (XML Dat...