Gets the iterator classname for the ArrayObject

# ArrayObject::getIteratorClass

(PHP 5 >= 5.1.0, PHP 7, PHP 8)

ArrayObject::getIteratorClass — Gets the iterator classname for the ArrayObject

### Description

public function ArrayObject::getIteratorClass(): string

Gets the class name of the array iterator that is used by ArrayObject::getIterator().

### Parameters

This function has no parameters.

### Return Values

Returns the iterator class name that is used to iterate over this object.

### Examples

Example #1 ArrayObject::getIteratorClass() 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);

    // Get the current class name
    $className = $fruitsArrayObject->getIteratorClass();
    var_dump($className);

    // Set new classname
    $fruitsArrayObject->setIteratorClass('MyArrayIterator');

    // Get the new iterator classname
    $className = $fruitsArrayObject->getIteratorClass();
    var_dump($className);
    ?>

The above example will output:

    string(13) "ArrayIterator"
    string(15) "MyArrayIterator"

### See Also

- The ArrayObject::setIteratorClass method

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