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check if object is castable in Android

I am using xstream to parse xml to objects. the result from 

xstream.fromXML(xmlFile);

is an object.

Since i have mutiple xml-schemas, this object could be cast to multipe definition classes. Is there a way to check if this object is castable to one these classes so I know which format the xml follows?

Solution

  • You can check with instanceof like in normal Java.

    Object obj = xstream.fromXML(xmlFile);
if (obj instanceof MyClass)
  MyClass myObj = (MyClass)obj;