How to check type of variable in Java?

Question

How can I check to make sure my variable is an int, array, double, etc...?

Edit: For example, how can I check that a variable is an array? Is there some function to

Answer 1

public class Demo1 {

Object printType(Object o)
{
    return o;
}
 public static void main(String[] args) {

    Demo1 d=new Demo1();
    Object o1=d.printType('C');
    System.out.println(o1.getClass().getSimpleName());

}

}