Checking if a Class object is a subtype of another Class object in Java?

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Let's say I have two Class objects. Is there a way to check whether one class is a subtype of the other?

 public class Class1 { ... } public class Class2 extends Class1 { ... } public class Main { Class<?> clazz1 = Class1.class; Class<?> clazz2 = Class2.class; // If clazz2 is a subtype of clazz1, do something. }

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Travis Webb · Accepted Answer · 2012-04-27 05:17:44Z

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if (clazz1.isAssignableFrom(clazz2)) { // do stuff }

This checks if clazz1 is the same, or a superclass of clazz2.

edited Apr 27, 2012 at 5:17

answered Apr 27, 2012 at 5:12

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Nishant · Accepted Answer · 2012-04-27 05:28:23Z

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You can check like this:

if(Class1.class.isAssignableFrom(Class2.class)){ }

answered Apr 27, 2012 at 5:28

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