Is Instanceof a string?

The Java instanceof keyword is used to check if an object is a certain type. It returns true or false. For example, we can check if a variable is a type of String ; we can test classes to see if they are certain types (e.g., is a Birch a Tree or a BoysName?).

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What is instance of an integer?

As the name suggests, instanceof means an instance (object) of a class . Primitive datatypes are not instances. This is how you get the class for a primitive datatype: int i = 1; System.out.println(((Object)i).getClass().getName()); // prints: java.lang.Integer.1 Eyl 2019

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