Re: How to test if object has an exact type

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From: Joi Ellis [TeamB]
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2001 13:46

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David Crocker <dcrocker@imsltd.com> wrote:
> Is there a better way? Does Java provide any other way of obtaining the
> Class object for a given type? Any other ideas or advice will be
> appreciated.

I've used a construct something like this:
if ( foo.getClass() == javax.swing.JFrame.class ) {
  // it's a JFrame.
}

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