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Object o = new Integer(3);
boolean isInt = o instanceof Integer;

Object o = "Mama";
boolean isInt = o instanceof Integer;

InputStream is = new FileInputStream("");
boolean isFIS = is instanceof FileInputStream;

class Animal
{
}
class Cat extends Animal
{
}
class Tiger extends Cat
{
}

Object o = new Tiger();
boolean isCat = o instanceof Cat;
boolean isTiger = o instanceof Tiger;
boolean isAnimal = o instanceof Animal;

Object o = new Animal();
boolean isCat = o instanceof Cat;
boolean isTiger = o instanceof Tiger;
boolean isAnimal = o instanceof Animal;

interface Moveable
{
}
class Cat
{
}
class TomCat extends Cat implements Moveable
{
}

Cat o = new TomCat();
boolean isCat = o instanceof Cat;
boolean isMoveable = o instanceof Moveable;
boolean isTom = o instanceof TomCat;

Cat o = new Cat();
boolean isCat = o instanceof Cat;
boolean isMoveable = o instanceof Moveable;
boolean isTom = o instanceof TomCat;