判断该变量是否属于某一类的实例
<?phpclass MyClass{}class NotMyClass{}$a = new MyClass;var_dump($a instanceof MyClass); // truevar_dump($a instanceof NotMyClass); // false?>
判断变量是否集成某一父类的子类
<?phpclass ParentClass{}class MyClass extends ParentClass{}$a = new MyClass;var_dump($a instanceof MyClass); // truevar_dump($a instanceof ParentClass); // true?>
也可以判断接口
<?phpinterface MyInterface{}class MyClass implements MyInterface{}$a = new MyClass;var_dump($a instanceof MyClass); // truevar_dump($a instanceof MyInterface); // true?>
还可以对变量进行使用
<?phpinterface MyInterface{}class MyClass implements MyInterface{}$a = new MyClass;$b = new MyClass;$c = 'MyClass';$d = 'NotMyClass';// $b is an object of class MyClassvar_dump($a instanceof $b); //true// $c is a string 'MyClass'var_dump($a instanceof $c); //true// $d is a string 'NotMyClass'var_dump($a instanceof $d); //false?>