Explain about instanceof operator in java

An instanceof in Java is a comparison operator which, given an object instance, 
checks whether that instance is of a specified type (class/sub-class/interface) 
or not. Just like other comparison operators, it returns true or false.

Comparing any object instance with a null type through instanceof operator 
returns a false.
  
Instanceof operator is used to test the object is of which type.

Syntax : <reference expression> instanceof <destination type>
Instanceof returns true if reference expression is subtype of destination type.
Instanceof returns false if reference expression is null.

Posted by: Guest on November-30-2020

The instanceof operator tests to see if the prototype property of a constructor appears anywhere in the prototype chain of an object. The return value is a boolean value. For example :- function Car(make, model, year) { this.make = make; this.model = model; this.year = year; } const auto = new Car('Honda', 'Accord', 1998); console.log(auto instanceof Car); // expected output: true console.log(auto instanceof Object); // expected output: true

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