isLeapYear not working?

[viper2843]

I am trying to use the isLeapYear function in my program and it doesn't seem to be working. Here is a bit of code:

Calendar cal = new GregorianCalendar();
boolean leap = cal.isLeapYear(2004);

I am getting the following error when I try to compile it:

cannot resolve symbol method isLeapYear(int)

All of my other calendar methods are working fine so I don't know what is going on. I am using java sdk 1.4.2_03. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

[Oinkerwinkle]

isLeapYear doesn't seem to be one of Calendar's methods. You should just be able to to something like "if (whateverThisYearIs-2000%4==0) isLeapYear=true;", I think .

[mikeBarr81]

isLeapYear(int year) isn't one of Calendars methods, but is IS one of GregorianCalendars methods. The problem is that your object is of type Calendar, not GregorianCalendar. If you change it to type GregorianCalendar then it will work.

[cjard]

Originally posted by mikeBarr81
isLeapYear(int year) isn't one of Calendars methods, but is IS one of GregorianCalendars methods. The problem is that your object is of type Calendar, not GregorianCalendar. If you change it to type GregorianCalendar then it will work.

well, kinda.. his object is actually of type GregorianCalendar thanks to "new GregorianCalendar", but it is wearing Calendar's clothes, and hence doesnt appear to have all the required pockets..

mike's right by the way.. youre declaring a variable of type calendar, and then initializing it with a type GregorianCalendar. Though your object is of the right type internally, it is cast into and thought of (by java) as a normal Calendar object, which doesnt have isLeapYear()