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There is need to compare two objects based on class they implement? When to compare using getClass() and when getClass().getName() ? Is there any difference between this approaches to compare two Objects class types (names)? public abstract class Monster { ... } public class MonsterTypeOne extends Monster { ... } public class MonsterTypeTwo extends Monster { ... } Monster monster = MonsterTypeOne(); Monster nextMonster = MonsterTypeTwo(); if(nextMonster.getClass().getName().equals(monster.getClass().getName()) )// #1 if(nextMonster.getClass().equals(monster.getClass()) )// #2 EDIT 1 What about: ? nextMonster.getClass().equals(MonsterTypeOne.class)
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