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SplFileInfo::setInfoClass

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(PHP 5 >= 5.1.2, PHP 7, PHP 8)

Sets the class used with SplFileInfo::getFileInfo and SplFileInfo::getPathInfo

Description

SplFileInfo::setInfoClass(string $class = SplFileInfo::class): void

Use this method to set a custom class which will be used when SplFileInfo::getFileInfo and SplFileInfo::getPathInfo are called. The class name passed to this method must be SplFileInfo or a class derived from SplFileInfo.

Parameters

class

The class name to use when SplFileInfo::getFileInfo and SplFileInfo::getPathInfo are called.

Return Values

Void

Examples

SplFileInfo::setFileClass() example

php
<?php
// Define a class which extends SplFileInfo
class MyFoo extends SplFileInfo {}

$info = new SplFileInfo('foo');
// Set the class name to use
$info->setInfoClass('MyFoo');
var_dump($info->getFileInfo());
?>

The above example will output something similar to:

output
object(MyFoo)#2 (0) { } 

See Also

  • SplFileInfo::getFileInfo

Source: reference/spl/splfileinfo/setinfoclass.xml · from the official PHP manual (php/doc-en)