instanceOf works, but person.getClass().getSimpleName() does not

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both are working fine to find what type of object has been instantiated but the first method is accepted whereas the second isn't:

person instanceOf Dancer

person.getClass().getSimpleName().equals("Dancer")

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Gellert Varga

Level 23 , Szekesfehervar, Hungary

10 February 2021, 21:18

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The difference between them: - The getClass () method strictly checks only the class name of the created object . - But the "instanceof" operator will give you true even if you check the descendants of "Dancer". For example:

dancer instanceof Object; // true!