The opposite of instanceof

Question

Is it possible to get the opposite of instanceof in java? I have tried code like this:

if( example !instanceof blarg)....

but it won't let me put the ! anywhere without an error, please help.

related: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9068150/best-way-to-negate-a-instanceof — Paul Bellora, Jun 24 '12 at 23:02

score 67 · Accepted Answer · edited Jul 22 '20 at 15:00

67

You have to negate the entire thing:

if(!(example instanceof blarg))

You could also write it like so:

if(example instanceof blarg == false)

edited Jul 22 '20 at 15:00

C_B

answered Jun 24 '12 at 22:58

Corbin

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 04 '16 at 11:36

1

As an alternative make use of isInstance method:

   if (!example.class.isInstance(blarg))
   {
     // your code here
   }

answered Aug 04 '16 at 11:36

Ayaz Alifov

2 Answers2