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1.3.0

instance?

clojure.core

(instance? c x)

Evaluates x and tests if it is an instance of the class
c. Returns true or false

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```
user=> (instance? Integer 1)
true
user=> (instance? Number 1)
true
user=> (instance? String 1)
false
```
user=> (instance? Integer 1) true user=> (instance? Number 1) true user=> (instance? String 1) false
link | changes
```
user=> (def al (new java.util.ArrayList))
#'user/al
user=> (instance? java.util.Collection al)
true
user=> (instance? java.util.RandomAccess al)
true
user=> (instance? java.lang.String al)
false
user=>
```
user=> (def al (new java.util.ArrayList)) #'user/al user=> (instance? java.util.Collection al) true user=> (instance? java.util.RandomAccess al) true user=> (instance? java.lang.String al) false user=>

Source clojure/core.clj:135 top

(def
 ^{:arglists '([^Class c x])
   :doc "Evaluates x and tests if it is an instance of the class
    c. Returns true or false"
   :added "1.0"}
 instance? (fn instance? [^Class c x] (. c (isInstance x))))

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