Java: How to check if an object is an instance of a non-static inner class, regardless of the outer object?

Question

If I have an inner class e.g.

class Outer{
    class Inner{}
}

Is there any way to check if an arbitrary Object is an instance of

Answer 1

you could always:

getClass().getName()

and do a String comparison.

EDIT : to account for inheritance (among inner classes? who would do that?!) you could always loop through getSuperclass() and check for them as well, and even go after implemented interfaces.