function Ben() {

}
var ben = new Ben();
console.log(ben instanceof Ben);//true

function Ben_parent() {}

function Ben_son() {}

Ben_son.prototype = new Ben_parent();//原型继承

var ben_son = new Ben_son();

console.log(ben_son instanceof Ben_son);//true

console.log(ben_son instanceof Ben_parent);//true

var simpleStr = "This is a simple string"; 
var myString = new String();
var newStr  = new String("String created with constructor");
var myDate  = new Date();
var myObj   = {};

simpleStr instanceof String; // returns false, 检查原型链会找到 undefined
myString instanceof String; // returns true
newStr  instanceof String; // returns true
myString instanceof Object; // returns true

myObj instanceof Object;  // returns true, despite an undefined prototype
({}) instanceof Object;  // returns true, 同上

myString instanceof Date;  // returns false

myDate instanceof Date;   // returns true
myDate instanceof Object;  // returns true
myDate instanceof String;  // returns false

function Car(make, model, year) {
 this.make = make;
 this.model = model;
 this.year = year;
}
var mycar = new Car("Honda", "Accord", 1998);
var a = mycar instanceof Car;  // 返回 true
var b = mycar instanceof Object; // 返回 true