instanceof operator in java | Java Tutorial-40 | latest | 2020

Java instanceoff operator is used to identify the type of the object. instanceof operator examine if an object is an instance of the given class or not. instanceof is a comparison operator because it compares an instance with a provided type. It returns either true or false. If any object is compared using instanceof operator with null value then it will always return a false. instanceof handy tool when there are several objects of different classes available and we need to make sure that what is the type of the object.