public boolean isInstance(Object object)

// Java program to demonstrate isInstance() method
  
public class Test {
    public static void main(String[] args)
        throws ClassNotFoundException
    {
  
        // returns the Class object for this class
        Class myClass = Class.forName("Test");
  
        System.out.println("Class represented by myClass: "
                           + myClass.toString());
  
        // get the Class instance using forName() method
        Class c = Class.forName("java.lang.String");
  
        System.out.println("Class represented by c: "
                           + c.toString());
  
        // Check if object c is compatible
        // using isInstance() method
        System.out.println("Is c compatible: "
                           + myClass.isInstance(c));
    }
}

Class represented by myClass: class Test
Class represented by c: class java.lang.String
Is c compatible: false

// Java program to demonstrate isInstance() method
  
public class Test {
    public static void main(String[] args)
        throws ClassNotFoundException
    {
  
        // returns the Class object for this class
        Class myClass = Class.forName("Test");
  
        System.out.println("Class represented by myClass: "
                           + myClass.toString());
  
        // get the Class instance using forName() method
        Class c = Class.forName("Test");
  
        System.out.println("Class represented by c: "
                           + c.toString());
  
        // Check if object c is compatible
        // using isInstance() method
        System.out.println("Is c compatible: "
                           + myClass.isInstance(c));
    }
}

Class represented by myClass: class Test
Class represented by c: class Test
Is c compatible: false