# ArrayObject::setIteratorClass

(PHP 5 >= 5.1.0, PHP 7)

ArrayObject::setIteratorClass — Sets the iterator classname for the ArrayObject

### Description

public ArrayObject::setIteratorClass ( string `$iterator_class` ) : void

Sets the classname of the array iterator that is used by ArrayObject::getIterator().

### Parameters

`iterator_class`

  The classname of the array iterator to use when iterating over this object.

### Return Values

No value is returned.

### Examples

Example #1 ArrayObject::setIteratorClass() example

`<?php
// Custom ArrayIterator (inherits from ArrayIterator)
class MyArrayIterator extends ArrayIterator {
// custom implementation
}
// Array of available fruits
$fruits = array("lemons" => 1, "oranges" => 4, "bananas" => 5, "apples" => 10);
$fruitsArrayObject = new ArrayObject($fruits);
// Set the iterator classname to the newly
$fruitsArrayObject->setIteratorClass('MyArrayIterator');
print_r($fruitsArrayObject->getIterator());
?>`

The above example will output:

    MyArrayIterator Object
    (
        [lemons] => 1
        [oranges] => 4
        [bananas] => 5
        [apples] => 10
    )