Scenario
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The date format which is output as a response to the Web Service client by Axis2 is formatted as "2009-08-28+01:00". I would like to change this to show only the date without the timezone information (e.g.:"2009-08-28")

Configuration
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### Libraries

Axis 2 1.4.1

### WSDL

```
<xsd:element name="StartDate" type="xsd:date" />;

```

Question
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* Is it possible to change the output format, which is used by Axis 2 to write date information?
* Can you see any issues for .NET clients reagrding the conversion of this date format?

Constraints
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Unfortunately it is not possible to change the "StartDate" element to a `xsd:string` or `xsd:token`

Question refinement
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As I am using the `xsd:date` XML Data Type which is defined as 

```
[-]CCYY-MM-DD[Z|(+|-)hh:mm]

```

Thus if I set

```
Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
cal.setTimeZone(TimeZone.getTimeZone("UTC");
...

```

then the output looks like this

```
2009-01-28Z

```

You can replace "UTC" by "GMT" or "".

Can I get rid of the "Z"?