java isinstance instanceof operator

/**
 * @author lautturi.com
 * Java example: Determine if the specified Object is assignment-compatible with the object represented by this Class. 
 */

import java.util.*;

class MyClass{
	//...
}

public class Lautturi {

	public static void main(String[] args) {

		Object m=new MyClass();
		Object o=new Object();
		boolean mInstanceOf=m instanceof MyClass;
		boolean oInstanceOf=o instanceof MyClass;
		boolean misInstance=MyClass.class.isInstance(m);
		boolean oisInstance=MyClass.class.isInstance(o);
		
		System.out.println(mInstanceOf);
		System.out.println(oInstanceOf);
		System.out.println(misInstance);
		System.out.println(oisInstance);

	}
}

output:

true
false
true
false