SplFileInfo::setFileClass
PHP function
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(PHP 5 >= 5.1.2, PHP 7, PHP 8)
Sets the class used with SplFileInfo::openFile
Description
SplFileInfo::setFileClass(string $class = SplFileObject::class): void
Use this method to set a custom class which will be used when SplFileInfo::openFile is called. The class name passed to this method must be SplFileObject or a class derived from SplFileObject.
Parameters
classThe class name to use when
SplFileInfo::openFileis called.
Return Values
Void
Examples
SplFileInfo::setFileClass() example
php
<?php
// Create a class extending SplFileObject
class MyFoo extends SplFileObject {}
$info = new SplFileInfo(__FILE__);
// Set the class to use
$info->setFileClass('MyFoo');
var_dump($info->openFile());
?>The above example will output something similar to:
output
object(MyFoo)#2 (0) { } See Also
SplFileInfo::openFile