public static function getIllnesses() { $illnessDesc1 = new Illnesses(); $illnessDesc1->setIllness(1, "OCD", "Yes"); $illnessDesc2 = new Illnesses(); $illnessDesc2->setIllness(2, "Skitzophrenia", "No"); $illnessArray = array(1 => array('ID' => 1, 'Illness' => $illnessDesc1), 2 => array('ID' => 2, 'Illness' => $illnessDesc2)); return $illnessArray; }