LocalDate DateTimeParseException

[uneven mural]

I need help with a little excercise. I am to write a method which returns true or false when a dayOfYear is odd or not respectively. I have to work with a String date ("MAY 22 2013"). I have no other instructions than to print true or false.
So my first thought and intention was to parse the String into a LocalDate date and then use the getDayOfYear() method. This is my code so far:

public static void main (String[]args){
        System.out.println(isOddDate("MAY 22 2013"));
        }

public static boolean isOddDate (String date) {
        DateTimeFormatter formatter = DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("MMMM dd yyyy");
        LocalDate localDate = LocalDate.parse(date, formatter);
        if (localDate.getDayOfYear()%2 != 0) {
            return true;
        } else {
            return false;
        }
}

I get the error message Text 'MAY 22 2013' could not be parsed at index 0. I tried the java docs, several other tutorials and I have no idea what exactly I am doing wrong. Can somebody give me a hint please?

[glacial walrus]

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public static void main(String[] args) {
  System.out.println(isOddDate("MAY 22 2013"));
}
public static boolean isOddDate(String date) {
  DateTimeFormatter formatter = DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("MMMM dd yyyy");
  LocalDate localDate = LocalDate.parse(date, formatter);
  if (localDate.getDayOfYear() % 2 != 0) {
    return true;
  }
  else {
    return false;
  }
}

<@&987246399047479336> please have a look, thanks.

[glacial walrus]

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[tacit shuttle]

your problem is the section MAY

May might work

or if u do have to use MAY, have a look at Month ( enum in java )

[uneven mural]

oh it is case sensitive?

I tried it and May actually worked! now i have to somehow change the string to sth i can use....

[echo matrix]

Dates are like you would write them normally

[uneven mural]

Thanks guys! I think I got a way around!