This is wrong:
public Patient(final String ptNo, final String ptName,
final String procDate, final int procType, final String injury,
final String drName) throws IOException
{
Patient.ptNo = getPtNo();
Patient.ptName = getPtName();
Patient.procDate = getProcDate();
Patient.procType = getProcType();
Patient.injury = getPtNotes();
Patient.drName = getDrName();
}
As you're completely ignoring all values passed in as parameters. Instead do:
public Patient(final String ptNo, final String ptName,
final String procDate, final int procType, final String injury,
final String drName) throws IOException
{
Patient.ptNo = ptNo;
Patient.ptName = ptName;
Patient.procDate = procDate;
Patient.procType = procType;
Patient.injury = injury;
Patient.drName = drName;
}
Where here you're setting your class's fields with the parameter values.
A simple example of what I mean using a class with two fields:
Client.java
public class Client {
private String clientNo;
private String clientName;
public Client(String clientNo, String clientName) {
this.clientNo = clientNo;
this.clientName = clientName;
}
public String getClientNo() {
return clientNo;
}
public void setClientNo(String clientNo) {
this.clientNo = clientNo;
}
public String getClientName() {
return clientName;
}
public void setClientName(String clientName) {
this.clientName = clientName;
}
@Override
public String toString() {
return "Client [clientNo=" + clientNo + ", clientName=" + clientName
+ "]";
}
}
Note that there is no user interaction in the above code, none.
And a separate class for user interface, here quite simple and all in the main method:
ClientTest.java
import java.util.Scanner;
public class ClientTest {
public static void main(String[] args) {
Scanner scanner = new Scanner(System.in);
Client[] clients = new Client[5];
for (int i = 0; i < clients.length; i++) {
System.out.print("Enter Client Number: ");
String clientNumber = scanner.nextLine();
System.out.print("Enter Client Name: ");
String name = scanner.nextLine();
clients[i] = new Client(clientNumber, name);
}
scanner.close();
for (Client client : clients) {
System.out.println(client);
}
}
}