C# "is" operator alternative in Java [duplicate]

Question

in C# when I want to know if an object is an instance of a particular type or not, I can use "is" operator:

String foo = "hi :)" if (foo is String) ... 

how can I do it in java? (I know I can use try statement, any other way?)

Answer 1

Java equivalent:

String foo = "hi :)" if (foo instanceof String) 

Answer 2

You'd use instanceof - that's the equivalent of is in C#. Note that there's no equivalent of as.

See the JLS section 15.20.2 for more details of instanceof, but it's basically the same as is:

// Note: no point in using instanceof if foo is declared to be String! Object foo = "hello"; if (foo instanceof String) {     ... }