Thread: "cannot find symbol-method" error

Hello,

I am struggling using the method between(LocalDate startDateInclusive, LocalDate endDateExclusive) from java.time.Period. It keeps highlighting "between" and gives me the syntax error "cannot find symbol-method between(LocalDate startDateInclusive, LocalDate endDateExclusive)".

import java.time.LocalDate;
import java.time.Period;
 
public class test
{
    private LocalDate birthdate;
 
    public test(LocalDate day)
    {
        birthdate = day;
    }
    public int getAge()
    {
        Period time = between(LocalDate.now(),birthdate);
        int age = time.getYears();
        return age;
    }  
}

I hope somebody can help me implement this method correctly.
Thanks in advance
Raf

"cannot find symbol-method between(LocalDate startDateInclusive, LocalDate endDateExclusive)".

The compiler can not find a method named: between that takes the arguments shown in the error message.

Where is that method defined? What class is it in?

Can you copy the API doc for the method and paste it here?

Ok, thanks.
The between method is defined as static. That means to call it you need to use the name of the class with the method:

  Period.between(<args here>)

See: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutor...classvars.html