Compare types.
[185 byte] By [671944EikHorsa] at [2007-11-26 12:18:20] 
I have a list with different types of objects in and I want to compare the selected objects type with a type, to see which type of object I have selected.Is that possible?
# 1
Yes, the instanceof keyword.But this is not sounding very OO642814zadoka at 2007-7-7 14:57:45 >
# 2
if(obj instanceof Apple) {
// Apple selected
} else if(obj instanceof Banana) {
// Banana selected
} // and so on.
...
574718aniseeda at 2007-7-7 14:57:45 >
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