code: public boolean isGeneralInstance()
      {
          boolean ret = true;
          if (this.generalInstance != null) {
              ret = this.generalInstance;
          } else if (getParentType() != null) {
              ret = getParentType().isGeneralInstance();
          }
          return ret;
      }
docs: Getter method for the instance variable {@link #generalInstance}.
  
  @return value of instance variable {@link #generalInstance}