result = object instanceof class

package com.instanceoftest; 
  
 interface A{} 
 class B implements A{ 
  
 } 
 class C extends B { 
  
 } 
  
 class instanceoftest { 
 public static void main(String[] args){ 
   A a=null; 
   B b=null; 
   boolean res;  
    
   System.out.println("instanceoftest test case 1: ------------------"); 
    res = a instanceof A;  
    System.out.println("a instanceof A: " + res); 
     
    res = b instanceof B; 
    System.out.println("b instanceof B: " + res); 
     
   System.out.println("/ninstanceoftest test case 2: ------------------");   
   a=new B(); 
   b=new B(); 
    
   res = a instanceof A;  
   System.out.println("a instanceof A: " + res); 
    
   res = a instanceof B; 
   System.out.println("a instanceof B: " + res); 
   res = b instanceof A; 
   System.out.println("b instanceof A: " + res); 
    
   res = b instanceof B; 
   System.out.println("b instanceof B: " + res); 
   
   System.out.println("/ninstanceoftest test case 3: ------------------"); 
   B b2=(C)new C(); 
    
   res = b2 instanceof A; 
   System.out.println("b2 instanceof A: " + res); 
    
   res = b2 instanceof B; 
   System.out.println("b2 instanceof B: " + res); 
    
   res = b2 instanceof C; 
   System.out.println("b2 instanceof C: " + res); 
 } 
} 
 
/* 
result: 
 
instanceoftest test case 1: ------------------ 
a instanceof A: false 
b instanceof B: false 
instanceoftest test case 2: ------------------ 
a instanceof A: true 
a instanceof B: true 
b instanceof A: true 
b instanceof B: true 
instanceoftest test case 3: ------------------ 
b2 instanceof A: true 
b2 instanceof B: true 
b2 instanceof C: true 
 
*/