m/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Class.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">Class</a>&nbsp;type)</span></div>
<div class="block"><p class="changed_added_2_0">
 Return true if the target for this metadata element is an instance of the argument <code>type</code>.
 </p></div>
<dl class="notes">
<dt>Parameters:</dt>
<dd><code>type</code> - the <code>Class</code> to test for the instance of.</dd>
<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>true if the type is a target instance, false oth