Error in compare date

Question

hi to all
i created a java program for validateing two date
start date should be less than end date
end date should be greater than start date
and here is my code
<code>
package src;
import java.io.BufferedReader;
import java.io.InputStreamReader;
import java.util.Calendar;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.GregorianCalendar;
     class compareDates
//          Compare two dates
public static boolean compareDates(Date dDateA, Date dDateB)
// Declare variables
GregorianCalendar cDateA = new GregorianCalendar();
GregorianCalendar cDateB = new GregorianCalendar();
// Set dates
cDateA.setTime(dDateA);
cDateB.setTime(dDateB);
// Compare
if (cDateA.get(Calendar.MONTH) == cDateB.get(Calendar.MONTH) && cDateA.get(Calendar.YEAR) == cDateB.get(Calendar.YEAR) && cDateA.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH) == cDateB.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH))
     System.out.println("Thanks");
System.out.println("Enter correct Date");
                    return false;
     //Main     
     class compare
     public static void main(String args[])
          BufferedReader br=new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
          System.out.println("Enter Start Date ");
     String dDateA=br.readLine();
     System.out.println("Enter End Date ");
     String dDateB= br.readLine();
          compareDates cd= new compareDates();
          Date ddateA;
          cd.compareDates(ddateA,dDateB);
</code>
and i am getting error in this line
cd.compareDates(ddateA,dDateB);
if any one knows plz help me

Answer 1

this is my error in console
javac compare.javacompares.java:46: compareDates(java.util.Date,java.util.Date) in compareDates cannot be applied to (java.lang.String,java.lang.String)
cd.compareDates(dDateA,dDateB);
suggection
in passing arguments i am passing date, but in main i am calling date as string
if u know how to rectify it plz tel me
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