instanceof operand

[Ashwin Kumar]

Please clarify the following

interface Face {}
class Bar implements Face{}
class Foo extends Bar{}

Operands and Results Using instanceof Operator

First operand instanceof operand Result

1) Foo[] Foo,Bar,Face false

2) Foo[1] Foo,Bar,Face,Object true

Can anyone explain why the second one returns true when tested for instanceof operands given ??

[Ashwin Kumar]

Please ignore the above question here is modified message ..

Please clarify the following

  
interface Face {}
 
class Bar implements Face{}
 
class Foo extends Bar{}

Operands and Results Using instanceof Operator

1)

First operand - Foo[]

instanceof operand - Foo,Bar,Face

Result - false


2)

First operand - Foo[1]

instanceof operand - Foo,Bar,Face

Result - true


Can anyone explain why the second one returns true when tested for instanceof operands given ??

[Animesh Shrivastava]

Foo[] can contain objects of Foo or its subclasses
When u do Foo[1] , u have in it contained either a Foo object or any of its subclass.

U can also have this done:
Face fc = Foo[1];// Because Face is a super interface of the Foo object
Bar br = Foo[1]; // Bar is Foo's super class, so thats ok

So thats the reason for ur second output.

1) Now for the first question keep in mind this:
Foo[] extends (Object, Object[]) and not Foo, Bar or Face

I hope this is ok