Java Snippets: Class.isAssignableFrom() vs. instanceof

For some reason I have to think about the meaning of Class.isAssignableFrom() everytime I use it. That’s because I’m used to the meaning of the instanceof operator:

microwave instanceof Oven

On the Class level, I’d like to write:

Microwave.class.isAssignableTo(Oven.class)

Unfortunately, it’s written the other way round:

Oven.class.isAssignableFrom(Microwave.class)

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