java - Trying to find the difference in days with JodaTime -

simply, i'm storing 'initial date' data string variable in text file e.g. 02-02-2015, , need know if 3 days has passed initial date. i've been recommended use jodatime kept on recieving errors i'm presuming because i'm comparing string , int variables.

is possible, if how? in advance?

edit: apologies didn't post code.

public void startdelay() {      datetime dt = new datetime();      datetimeformatter fmt = datetimeformat.forpattern("dd-mm-yyyy");      delaypin = fmt.print(dt); }  public int delayended() {      datetime dt = new datetime();      datetimeformatter fmt = datetimeformat.forpattern("dd-mm-yyyy");      string today = fmt.print(dt);      delayprogress = days.daysbetween(new datetime(delaypin), new datetime(today)).getdays();      return delayprogress; } 

delaypin being stored in text file. repeated method todays date within second delayended method.

something this?

string storeddatestring = "02-02-2015"; datetimeformatter format =             new datetimeformatterbuilder().appendpattern("mm-dd-yyyy").toformatter(); boolean isthreedayspassed =             localdate.now().minusdays(3).isafter(localdate.parse(storeddatestring, format));