OK, I had to know, so I looked it up: >From the Java Language Specification 15.20.2: At run time, the result of the instanceof operator is true if the value of the RelationalExpression is not null and the reference could be cast (�15.16) to the ReferenceType without raising a ClassCastException. Otherwise the result is false.
K.C. > -----Original Message----- > From: Paul Libbrecht [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 2:38 PM > To: Jakarta Commons Users List > Subject: Re: [jelly] code question > > > > Le jeudi, 16 jan 2003, � 23:21 Europe/Berlin, Christian Sell a �crit : > > my question is: doesnt "value instanceof Class" always > return false if > > value is null? Isnt the null check therefore redundant? > > I do not think it does return false. On the contrary, null can be of > any class as far as my experience goes... > > Paul > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For additional commands, e-mail: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >
