Android Question Date comparison broken code

[Sub7]

Why this code fails?
I want calculate years between two dates:

  Dim bday As String = "19771126" 'i pick dates from wievs.
  Dim today As String = "20131205"
  Dim startDate As Long = DateTime.DateParse(bday)
  Dim endDate As Long = DateTime.DateParse(today)
  Dim diff As Period = DateUtils.PeriodBetween(endDate, startDate)
  Log(diff.Years)

LastException java.text.ParseException: Unparseable date: "20081206" at offset(8)

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[thedesolatesoul]

What is DateFormat set to?

 

[Sub7]

What is DateFormat set to?

That was, i was overwriting dateformat somewhere. Thank you!