Check if Object Instance of Class — LeetCode 2618 Python Solution

MediumJavaScript
Problem
#2618
Reading time
2 min

The problem

Write a function that checks if a given value is an instance of a given class or superclass. For this problem, an object is considered an instance of a given class if that object has access to that class's methods.

Example

Input
func = () => checkIfInstanceOf(new Date(), Date)
Output
true
Explanation
The object returned by the Date constructor is, by definition, an instance of Date.

Complexity

MeasureComplexity
TimeO(n)
SpaceO(1) to O(n) auxiliary

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