What is difference between instanceof and isInstance(Object obj)?

Posted in: 10 Tricky Java Interview Questions,Core Java,Java interview questions 1) instanceof is a reserved word of Java, but isInstance(Object obj) is a method of java.lang.Class.

if (obj instanceof MyType) {
...
}else if (MyType.class.isInstance(obj)) {
...
}

2) instanceof is used of identify whether the object is type of a particular class or its subclass but isInstance(obj) is used to identify object of a particular class.