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/**
 *
 * <p>
 * Defines XML/Java Type Mappings.
 *
 * <p>
 * This API provides XML/Java type mappings.
 *
 * <p>
 * The following XML standards apply:
 *
 * <ul>
 *     <li><a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema-2/#dateTime">
 *             W3C XML Schema 1.0 Part 2, Section 3.2.7-14</a>
 *     </li>
 *     <li><a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/xpath-datamodel#dt-dayTimeDuration">
 *             XQuery 1.0 and XPath 2.0 Data Model, xdt:dayTimeDuration</a>
 *     </li>
 *     <li><a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/xpath-datamodel#dt-yearMonthDuration">
 *             XQuery 1.0 and XPath 2.0 Data Model, xdt:yearMonthDuration</a>
 *     </li>
 * </ul>
 *
 * <hr>
 *
 * <table class="striped">
 *     <caption> W3C XML Schema/Java Type Mappings</caption>
 *     <thead>
 *         <tr>
 *             <th scope="col">W3C XML Schema Data Type</th>
 *             <th scope="col">Java Data Type</th>
 *         </tr>
 *     </thead>
 *
 *     <tbody>
 *         <tr>
 *             <th scope="row">xs:date</th>
 *             <td>{@link javax.xml.datatype.XMLGregorianCalendar}</td>
 *         </tr>
 *         <tr>
 *             <th scope="row">xs:dateTime</th>
 *             <td>{@link javax.xml.datatype.XMLGregorianCalendar}</td>
 *         </tr>
 *         <tr>
 *             <th scope="row">xs:duration</th>
 *             <td>{@link javax.xml.datatype.Duration}</td>
 *         </tr>
 *         <tr>
 *             <th scope="row">xs:gDay</th>
 *             <td>{@link javax.xml.datatype.XMLGregorianCalendar}</td>
 *         </tr>
 *         <tr>
 *             <th scope="row">xs:gMonth </th>
 *             <td>{@link javax.xml.datatype.XMLGregorianCalendar}</td>
 *         </tr>
 *         <tr>
 *             <th scope="row">xs:gMonthDay</th>
 *             <td>{@link javax.xml.datatype.XMLGregorianCalendar}</td>
 *         </tr>
 *         <tr>
 *             <th scope="row">xs:gYear</th>
 *             <td>{@link javax.xml.datatype.XMLGregorianCalendar}</td>
 *         </tr>
 *         <tr>
 *             <th scope="row">xs:gYearMonth</th>
 *             <td>{@link javax.xml.datatype.XMLGregorianCalendar}</td>
 *         </tr>
 *         <tr>
 *             <th scope="row">xs:time</th>
 *             <td>{@link javax.xml.datatype.XMLGregorianCalendar}</td>
 *         </tr>
 *
 *     </tbody>
 * </table>
 *
 * <hr>
 *
 *
 * <table class="striped">
 *     <caption>XQuery and XPath/Java Type Mappings</caption>
 *     <thead>
 *         <tr>
 *             <th scope="col">XQuery 1.0 and XPath 2.0 Data Model</th>
 *             <th scope="col">Java Data Type</th>
 *         </tr>
 *     </thead>
 *
 *     <tbody>
 *         <tr>
 *             <th scope="row">xdt:dayTimeDuration</th>
 *             <td>{@link javax.xml.datatype.Duration}</td>
 *         </tr>
 *         <tr>
 *             <th scope="row">xdt:yearMonthDuration</th>
 *             <td>{@link javax.xml.datatype.Duration}</td>
 *         </tr>
 *     </tbody>
 * </table>
 *
 * <hr>
 *
 * <p>
 * W3C XML Schema data types that have a "<em>natural</em>" mapping to Java types are defined by
 * JSR 31: Java&trade; Architecture for XML Binding (JAXB) Specification, Binding XML Schema to Java Representations.
 * JAXB defined mappings for XML Schema built-in data types include:
 *
 * <ul>
 *     <li>xs:anySimpleType</li>
 *     <li>xs:base64Binary</li>
 *     <li>xs:boolean</li>
 *     <li>xs:byte</li>
 *     <li>xs:decimal</li>
 *     <li>xs:double</li>
 *     <li>xs:float</li>
 *     <li>xs:hexBinary</li>
 *     <li>xs:int</li>
 *     <li>xs:integer</li>
 *     <li>xs:long</li>
 *     <li>xs:QName</li>
 *     <li>xs:short</li>
 *     <li>xs:string</li>
 *     <li>xs:unsignedByte</li>
 *     <li>xs:unsignedInt</li>
 *     <li>xs:unsignedShort</li>
 * </ul>
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:Jeff.Suttor@Sun.com">Jeff Suttor</a>
 * @see <a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema-2/#dateTime">
 *             W3C XML Schema 1.0 Part 2, Section 3.2.7-14</a>
 * @see <a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/xpath-datamodel#dt-dayTimeDuration">
 *             XQuery 1.0 and XPath 2.0 Data Model, xdt:dayTimeDuration</a>
 * @see <a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/xpath-datamodel#dt-yearMonthDuration">
 *             XQuery 1.0 and XPath 2.0 Data Model, xdt:yearMonthDuration</a>
 * @since 1.5
 */

package javax.xml.datatype;