class C {} class D extends C implements I {} interface I {} interface J extends I {} public class Class_1 { static void printIsAssignableFrom(Class a, Class b, boolean c) { // The field 'c' can be viewed to see the expected value. System.out.println(a.isAssignableFrom(b)); } public static void main (String arg[]) { System.out.println("Testing class `Class_1'..."); printIsAssignableFrom(C.class, Object.class, false); printIsAssignableFrom(C.class, C.class, true); printIsAssignableFrom(C.class, D.class, true); printIsAssignableFrom(D.class, C.class, false); printIsAssignableFrom(Object.class, int[].class, true); printIsAssignableFrom(int[].class, int[].class, true); printIsAssignableFrom(C[].class, D.class, false); printIsAssignableFrom(C[].class, D[].class, true); // Known compiler limitation prevents next case from compiling. // printIsAssignableFrom(C[].class, C[][].class, false); System.out.println("printIsAssignableFrom(C[].class, C[][].class, false);" + " case uncompilable due to known compiler limitation."); printIsAssignableFrom(Object.class, I.class, true); printIsAssignableFrom(I.class, I.class, true); printIsAssignableFrom(D.class, I.class, false); printIsAssignableFrom(I.class, D.class, true); printIsAssignableFrom(D.class, J.class, false); printIsAssignableFrom(J.class, D.class, false); printIsAssignableFrom(I.class, J.class, true); printIsAssignableFrom(J.class, J.class, true); printIsAssignableFrom(J.class, I.class, false); // Returns true iff both Class objects are equal. printIsAssignableFrom(long.class, long.class, true); // Does not work for primitive types in general. printIsAssignableFrom(long.class, int.class, false); } }