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instanceof operator
subject			fact

instanceof operator	has example sylvester instanceOf Dog //returns false fido instanceof Dog //returns true
	has purpose to return true if the instance is either a direct instance of the given class or of a subclass of that class
	is a subtopic of Operators
	is a kind of binary operator
binary operator	uses an infix notation
operator	evaluates to its result
	has precedence
	is part of an expression
	is evaluated before another operator with lower precedence
	returns a value called its result
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