How to check if JComponent is JLabel or not??

Question

I would need just a little check if a certain JComponent variable is a JLabel or not.
I know JLabel is a subclass of JComponent but don't have any ideas.
How to do that?
Is there some method like:
JComponent component;
component.isLabel();Thanks for you help!!!!

Answer 1

Provide a sampleok!
     Paint scaleGradient(Paint paint,View view){
          if (view.scale!=100){
               if (GradientPaint.class.isInstance(paint) ){
                    GradientPaint gp = (GradientPaint)paint;
                    Point2D p1 = gp.getPoint1();
                    Point2D p2 = gp.getPoint2();
                    double scale = ((double)view.scale)/100;
                    p1 = new Point2D.Double(p1.getX()*scale,p1.getY()*scale);
                    p2 = new Point2D.Double(p2.getX()*scale,p2.getY()*scale);
                    paint = new GradientPaint(p1, gp.getColor1(), p2, gp.getColor2(), gp.isCyclic());     
               else if (Radial.isRadial(paint))
                    paint = Radial.scale(paint, view.scale);
          return paint;
     }This snippet is from some paint code. Painting a shape, possibly with a gradient fill. If the view scale is not 100%, then the gradient needs scaling. But the Paint might be just a Color, or a GradientPaint, or a RadialGradientPaint. So isInstance( ) is used to find which.