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2.7.16.Operands and Results Using instanceof Operator

interface MyInterface { }

class Bar implements MyInterface{ }

class Foo extends Bar { }





First Operand        instanceof Operand                           Result



null                 Any class or interface type                  false



Foo                  instance Foo, Bar, MyInterface, Object       true



Bar                  instance Bar, MyInterface, Object            true



Bar                  instance Foo                                 false



Foo [ ]              Foo, Bar, MyInterface                        false



Foo [ ]              Object                                       true



Foo [ 1 ]            Foo, Bar, MyInterface, Object                true

2.7.instanceof Operator
	2.7.1.	instanceof operator determines whether or not a given object is an instance of a particular class.
	2.7.2.	The instanceof operator tests the class of an object at runtime.
	2.7.3.	Using instanceof operator in class hierarchy
	2.7.4.	You cannot use a java.lang.Class object reference.
	2.7.5.	You cannot use a String representing the name of the class as the right operand.
	2.7.6.	The right operand of instanceof may be an interface.
	2.7.7.	Using the instanceof operator to test whether a reference refers to an array.
	2.7.8.	This line is not legal: if (x instanceof [])
	2.7.9.	Determine whether an object is an array using the isArray() method of the Class class.
	2.7.10.	If the left argument of the instanceof operator is a null value, the instanceof test simply returns false;
	2.7.11.	The instanceof Operator: Objects always "know" what type they are.
	2.7.12.	instanceof is for object reference variables only
	2.7.13.	instanceof attempts to downcast
	2.7.14.	test whether the null reference is an instance of a class. This will always result in false.
	2.7.15.	instanceof Compiler Error
	2.7.16.	Operands and Results Using instanceof Operator

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