Could not find matching constructor for: java.time.LocalDate()

Question

I am upgrading my application from Grail 2.x to Grails 4.x. As part of the process, I am converting my date/time references from joda-time to java.time. In doing so and when running my application, I get the following error:

  Could not find matching constructor for: java.time.LocalDate()

I have no clue how to solve this. I have read various posts that say I have to create a converter and other posts that say I need to add Jackson jsr310 as a dependency in by build.gradle. However, a lot of what I have read were either for older versions of Grails or relate to some other programming language. Any insight/direction on how to solve this would be appreciated. Below is a snippet of the code that is causing the error.

import org.apache.jasper.compiler.Node.ParamsAction
import java.time.LocalTime
import java.time.LocalDate
import java.time.LocalDateTime
import java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter
import com.app.torque.User


class DashboardController {

   def evaluationService
   def authService


   def index() {
       // Get User and Information
       User currentUser = User.read(session?.user?.id)
       Client userClient = Client.read(currentUser?.client?.id)
       Retailer userRetailer = Retailer.read(currentUser?.buyer?.id)

           ... //some additional code here deleted for conciseness


      dateList?.add(new LocalDate().getYear())


   }
}

Answer 1

LocalDate doesnt have a public constructor

dateList?.add(LocalDate.now().getYear())