Method isDerivedFrom

src/main/java/org/codehaus/groovy/ast/ClassNode.java:1321–1339

@param type the ClassNode of interest @return true if this node is derived from the given ClassNode

(ClassNode type)

     * @return true if this node is derived from the given ClassNode
     */
    public boolean isDerivedFrom(ClassNode type) {
        if (ClassHelper.isPrimitiveVoid(this)) {
            return ClassHelper.isPrimitiveVoid(type);
        }
        if (ClassHelper.isObjectType(type)) {
            return true;
        }
        if (this.isArray() && type.isArray()
                && ClassHelper.isObjectType(type.getComponentType())
                && !ClassHelper.isPrimitiveType(this.getComponentType())) {
            return true;
        }
        for (ClassNode node = this; node != null; node = node.getSuperClass()) {
            if (type.equals(node)) {
                return true;
            }
        }
        return false;
    }

    /**
     * Returns whether this {@link ClassNode} represents a type that implements the {@code GroovyObject} interface.