Convert between LocalDate and XMLGregorianCalendar

Converting from LocalDate to XMLGregorianCalendar:

LocalDate date = LocalDate.now();
GregorianCalendar gcal = GregorianCalendar.from(date.atStartOfDay(ZoneId.systemDefault()));
XMLGregorianCalendar xcal = DatatypeFactory.newInstance().newXMLGregorianCalendar(gcal);

Converting back is simpler:

xcal.toGregorianCalendar().toZonedDateTime().toLocalDate();

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