instanceof
==========

.. include:: /ref/targets/autogen/descriptions/instanceof.txt

.. contents::

Configuration options
---------------------

expression
~~~~~~~~~~

The ``expression`` in the comparison.

.. code-block:: yaml

    search:
      instanceof:
        expression:
          type: "Object"

.. code-block:: java
    :emphasize-lines: 5

    void myMethod(Object o, MyClass mo) {
        if (o instanceof String) {

        } 
        if (mo instanceof MyOtherClass) {

        } 
    }

checkType
~~~~~~~~~

Checks the type of the class that's being checked inside the ``instanceof`` comparison.

.. code-block:: yaml

    search:
      instanceof:
        checkType: "MyClass"

.. code-block:: java
    :emphasize-lines: 5

    void myMethod(Object o) {
        if (o instanceof MyClass) {

        }
        if (o instanceof MyOtherClass) {

        }
    }

.. seealso::

   The examples above use shorthands, see :doc:`type` target for more advanced configurations

.. include:: /ref/targets/partials/searcher.txt