SplFileInfo::setInfoClass

(PHP 5 >= 5.1.2, PHP 7)

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

public void SplFileInfo::setInfoClass ([ string $class_name = "SplFileInfo" ] )

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_name

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

Returns:

No value is returned.

Examples:

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) { }