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);