SplFileInfo::setInfoClass

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

SplFileInfo::setInfoClass — Sets the class used with SplFileInfo::getFileInfo() and SplFileInfo::getPathInfo()

Description

public function 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

No value is returned.

Examples

Example #1 SplFileInfo::setFileClass() example

<?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:

object(MyFoo)#2 (0) { }

SplFileInfo::setInfoClass

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