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# SplFileInfo::setInfoClass

(PHP 5 >= 5.1.2)

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

### Description

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

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

### Parameters

`class_name`

  The class name to use.

### 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) { }

### See Also

- SplFileInfo::getFileInfo() - Gets an SplFileInfo object for the file

SplFileInfo::setFileClass
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