Days Between Two Dates (Homework)

import java.text.ParseException;
import java.time.LocalDate;
import java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter;
import java.util.Scanner;


public class Problem7_DaysBetweenTwoDates {

    public static void main(String[] args) throws ParseException {
        Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
        String start = input.nextLine();
        String end = input.nextLine();
        DateTimeFormatter format = DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("d-MM-yyyy"); //creates the format for the input date
        LocalDate startDate = LocalDate.parse(start,format);
        LocalDate endDate = LocalDate.parse(end,format);
        int count = 0;
        if (startDate.isAfter(endDate)){  // checking if the starting date is after the end date
            for (LocalDate dt = endDate; dt.isBefore(startDate); dt=dt.plusDays(1) ){
                count--;
            }
        }
        else {
            for (LocalDate dt = startDate; dt.isBefore(endDate); dt=dt.plusDays(1) ){
                count++;
            }
        }
        System.out.println(count);
        input.close();
    }
}