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title: "What is an instanceof operator in java?"  
description: "What is an instanceof operator in java?"  
author: "Sumit Kesarwani"  
published: 2014-04-10  
updated: 2020-09-23  
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category: "java"  
tags: ["java"]  
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# What is an instanceof operator in java?

Instanceof is an object reference operator and returns true if the object on the left-hand side is an instance of the glass given to the right hand side. This operator allows determining whether the object belongs to a particular class or not.

## Answers

### Answer by Sumit Kesarwani

Instanceof is an object reference operator and returns true if the object on the left-hand side is an instance of the glass given to the right hand side. This operator allows determining whether the object belongs to a particular class or not.


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