java - Compile error: Cannot be applied to given types -

i getting error when trying compile cannot figure out. have managed fix other errors had (i think, no longer list @ least). have tried figure out , not understanding issue. error occurs:

pastpresentfuture.java:34: error: method determine_past_present_future in  class pastpresentfuture cannot applied given types;  determine_past_present_future(pastpresentfuture);  ^   required: int,int,int found: string reason: actual , formal argument lists differ in length 

here called

pastpresentfuture = determine_past_present_future(user_month, user_day, user_year); 

and relevant code

public static string determine_past_present_future(int a, int b, int c) {         int current_year = 2017;         int current_month = 9;         int current_day = 10;         string date;          if ((c < current_year) || (c > current_year)) {             date = "not year";         } else if ((a < current_month)) {             date = "in earlier month year";         } else if ((a > current_month)) {             date = "in later month year";         } else if ((a == current_month)) {             date = "this month";         }         return date;     } 

edit* figured out messed method call while watching hurricane updates , focused on wrong area fix didn't need fixed.

as error says

  required: int,int,int   found: string 

this means, calling determine_past_present_future method passing string instead need pass 3 parameters of type int.