How to store a class name in any variable and use it with instanceof operator

Question

  // store the class name in varibale className
    DataType className = ValueOfclassName;
    if(a instanceof className)
            {
                System.out.println("This is instance");
            }

Answer 1

Well, instanceof is about Class , but class name is a String . You can learn more here .

Anyway, can this answer to your question?

A i = new A();
if (i instanceof A) {

}

if you want a String rapresentation of a class you can use:

A.class.getName()