How can I get getType in Java?

The simplest way is to call the getClass() method that returns the class’s name or interface represented by an object that is not an array. We can also use getSimpleName() or getCanonicalName() , which returns the simple name (as in source code) and canonical name of the underlying class, respectively.

Coming to the point, the key difference between them is that getClass() only returns true if the object is actually an instance of the specified class but an instanceof operator can return true even if the object is a subclass of a specified class or interface in Java.

getType(char ch) is an inbuilt method in java that returns a value indicating a character’s general category. This method cannot handle supplementary characters. To support all Unicode characters, including supplementary characters, use the getType(int) method .