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1. How to get the type of the class for comparison    stackoverflow.com

I have this object which is an instance of a superclass. I want to know which subclass that object really is, so that I can decide what to do with it. ...

2. Smart way to check super-class    stackoverflow.com

public  boolean isUserControled(){      
        return action.getClass().getSuperclass().toString().equals("class logic.UserBehaviour");
}