Index: C:/view_working/workspace/castor/src/main/java/org/exolab/castor/xml/schema/util/DatatypeHandler.java
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--- C:/view_working/workspace/castor/src/main/java/org/exolab/castor/xml/schema/util/DatatypeHandler.java	(revision 6938)
+++ C:/view_working/workspace/castor/src/main/java/org/exolab/castor/xml/schema/util/DatatypeHandler.java	(working copy)
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@
             return TIME_TYPE;
         }
         catch(ParseException px) {}
+        catch(IllegalArgumentException ex) {}
 
         //-- check for dateTime
         DateFormat df = null;