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#  Overview

This shot discusses how to determine if the object is an array in Java.

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#  `Class` class in Java

Java has a class named `Class` in `java.lang` package. This class is used for [reflection](https://www.educative.io/answers/what-is-java-reflection) purpose.

Every object in Java belongs to a class. The metadata about the class is captured in the `Class` object. The metadata can be the class's constructors, the class's methods, the fields of the class, and so on.

Therefore, every object belongs to a class and has a `Class` object. The `Class` object of any given object can be obtained via the **`getClass()`** method. 

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## `isInterface()` method

The **`isArray()`** method of the `Class` class is used to check whether a class is an interface or not. This method returns `true` if the given class is an interface. Otherwise, the method returns `false`, indicating that the given class is not an interface. 


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## Syntax

```
public boolean interface();
```

 

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## Example

public class Main {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        String stringObject = "educative";
        System.out.printf("Is %s an interface - %s", stringObject, stringObject.getClass().isInterface());
        System.out.println();

        Class<?> interfaceClass = Iterable.class;
        System.out.printf("Is %s an interface - %s", interfaceClass, interfaceClass.isInterface());
    }
}

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## Explanation

* **Line 4**: We define a string object `stringObject`.
* **Line 5**: We use the `isInterface()` method to check if the `stringObject` belongs to an interface.
* **Line 8**: We get the `Class` object for the `Iterable` interface, and store it in `interfaceClass`.
* **Line 9**: We use the `isInterface()` method to check if the `interfaceClass` belongs to an interface.

How to check if an object represents an interface in Java

Use Class's isInterface() method in Java to determine if a given object is an interface.

How to check if an object represents an interface in Java

Overview

Class class in Java

isInterface() method

Syntax

Example

Explanation

`Class` class in Java

`isInterface()` method