Ok, I wasn't clear... let me re-write my mail: The problem is that I want to test if an object is subclass of a java.lang.Class INSTANCE... Nonsense example:
java.util.Date date1 = new java.util.Date(); java.sql.Date date2 = new java.sql.Date(); Class clasz = date1.getClass(); if (date2 instanceof clasz) { do something... } There is a way? The code that made me need to test if an object is subclass of another one's is quite hard to explain briefly :-) I implemented the following, but I'm not very proud of myself: private boolean instanceOf(Object obj, Class clasz) { if (obj == null || clasz == null) return false; Class objClass = obj.getClass(); Class[] classes = objClass.getClasses(); if (classes == null) return false; for (int i = 0; i<classes.length; i++) { if (classes[i].equals(clasz)) return true; } while (objClass != null) { if (objClass.equals(clasz)) return true; objClass = objClass.getSuperclass(); } return false; } On Thu, 2003-02-20 at 16:13, Kris Schneider wrote: > Maybe I'm missing something, but Class is a final class. > > Quoting Mike Jackson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > Perhaps you ought to post a snippet of what doesn't work. I personally > > haven't had any problems with "instanceof", but without seeing what you're > > doing I don't think any of us can help. > > > > --mikej > > -=----- > > mike jackson > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Felipe Schnack [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 11:01 AM > > > To: Tomcat Users List > > > Subject: instance of (ot) > > > > > > > > > I would like to use instanceof's keyword funcionality. > > > The problem is that I want to test if a class is subclass of a > > > java.lang.Class object... There is a way? Instanceof keyword doesn't > > > work, so I implemented the following, but I'm not very proud of myself: > > > > > > private boolean instanceOf(Object obj, Class clasz) > > > { > > > if (obj == null || clasz == null) return false; > > > Class objClass = obj.getClass(); > > > Class[] classes = objClass.getClasses(); > > > if (classes == null) return false; > > > for (int i = 0; i<classes.length; i++) > > > { > > > if (classes[i].equals(clasz)) return true; > > > } > > > while (objClass != null) > > > { > > > if (objClass.equals(clasz)) return true; > > > objClass = objClass.getSuperclass(); > > > } > > > return false; > > > } > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > Felipe Schnack > > > Analista de Sistemas > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Cel.: (51)91287530 > > > Linux Counter #281893 > > > > > > Centro Universitário Ritter dos Reis > > > http://www.ritterdosreis.br > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Fone/Fax.: (51)32303341 > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > -- > Kris Schneider <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > D.O.Tech <http://www.dotech.com/> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- Felipe Schnack Analista de Sistemas [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cel.: (51)91287530 Linux Counter #281893 Centro Universitário Ritter dos Reis http://www.ritterdosreis.br [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fone/Fax.: (51)32303341 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]