©TCP-tryJAVA

class Parent { }
class Child extends Parent { }
class Brother extends Parent { }

public class prog {
	public static void main(String[] args) {
		Parent p = new Parent();
		System.out.println(p instanceof Object);	// true
		System.out.println(p instanceof Parent);	// true
		System.out.println(p instanceof Child);		// false
		System.out.println();
		
		Parent c = new Child();
		System.out.println(c instanceof Object);	// true
		System.out.println(c instanceof Parent);	// true
		System.out.println(c instanceof Child);		// true
	}
}