isInstance

geetools.ee_computed_object.isInstance(self, klass)

Return 1 if the element is the passed type or 0 if not.

Parameters:

klass (type) – The class to check the instance of.

Returns:

1 if the element is the passed type or 0 if not.

Return type:

ee.Number

Examples

import ee, geetools
from geetools.utils import initialize_documentation

initialize_documentation()

# test if a String is a ee.String
s = ee.String("foo")
isString = ee.String("foo").isInstance(ee.String)
print(f"{s.getInfo()} is a earthengine string: {isString.getInfo()}")

# test if a Number is a ee.String
n = ee.Number(1)
isString = ee.Number(1).isInstance(ee.String)
print(f"{n.getInfo()} is a earthengine string: {isString.getInfo()}")

foo is a earthengine string: 1
1 is a earthengine string: 0