method
is_a?
is_a?(p1)
public
Returns true if class is the class of obj, or if class is one of the superclasses of obj or modules included in obj.
module M; end class A include M end class B < A; end class C < B; end b = B.new b.is_a? A #=> true b.is_a? B #=> true b.is_a? C #=> false b.is_a? M #=> true b.kind_of? A #=> true b.kind_of? B #=> true b.kind_of? C #=> false b.kind_of? M #=> true