"... is not public in org.bp.threeten.format.DateTimeFormatter" error when trying to turn String to LocalDate

Question

I'm trying to turn a String into LocalDate using this code:

String end = sharedPref.getString("endDate", "Not available");
DateTimeFormatter formatter = new DateTimeFormatter("yyyy-MM-dd");
LocalDate endDate = LocalDate.parse(end, formatter);

But it shows the error mentioned in the title. How do I fix it? If there's a better way I'm open to suggestions

Answer 1

There are no constructor which took a format String, instead you have to call the static method ofPattern like so :

DateTimeFormatter formatter = DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("yyyy-MM-dd");