SplFileInfo::setFileClass

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

    SplFileInfo::setFileClass — Sets the class used with SplFileInfo::openFile()

    Description

    public 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

    class

    The class name to use when SplFileInfo::openFile() is called.

    Return Values

    No value is returned.

    Examples

    Example #1 SplFileInfo::setFileClass() example

    <?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:

    object(MyFoo)#2 (0) { }

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