IsInstance

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( excerpt from http://php.net/manual/en/reflectionclass.isinstance.php )

public function isInstance(
  mixed $obj,
): bool;

Checks if an object is an instance of a class.

Parameters

• mixed $obj

Returns

• bool - Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.