This example shows how to customize the XML Schema built-in types by mapping xsd:date built-in type to the date class from the Boost date_time library. You will need the Boost date_time library[1] installed in order to build and run this example. For more information on the C++/Tree mapping customization see the C++/Tree Mapping Customization Guide[2]. [1] http://www.boost.org [2] http://wiki.codesynthesis.com/Tree/Customization_guide The example consists of the following files: calendar.xsd XML Schema definition for a simple calendar format. calendar.xml Sample XML instance document. xml-schema.hxx C++ types for XML Schema built-in types. This header file is generated by XSD using the --generate-xml-schema option. The --custom-type option is also used to customize the xsd:date type. calendar.hxx calendar.ixx calendar.cxx C++ types that represent the given vocabulary and a set of parsing functions that convert XML instance documents to a tree-like in-memory object model. These are generated by XSD from calendar.xsd with the --extern-xml-schema option in order to include xml-schema.hxx. xml-schema-custom.hxx Header file which defines our own xml_schema::date class. It is included at the end of xml-schema.hxx using the --hxx-epilogue option. xml-schema-custom.cxx Source file which contains the implementation of our xml_schema:date class. driver.cxx Driver for the example. It first calls one of the parsing functions that constructs the object model from the input file. It then prints the calendar events to STDERR. To run the example on the sample XML instance document simply execute: $ ./driver calendar.xml