instanceof

Identifies whether an object is an instance of the type specified in the name parameter.

name– identifies the object type you are checking against.

This function returns 1 or 0 (true or false) depending on whether the sub expression object is an instance of the type specified in the name parameter.

Example

The following expression returns 1 because ArrayList is a List

<instanceof name=’List’>
    <new class=’java.util.ArrayList’/>
</instanceof>