///assertInstanceof(id, ind)
/**
 * assertInstanceof :: Instance -> Class -> Bool
 * 
 * Asserts `id` is of type `ind`, either directly or via the parent hierarchy.
 *
 * @param id the instance to check
 * @param ind the object type to check for
 * @returns true if id is of type ind, false otherwise
 */

var res = instanceof(argument0, argument1);

assert(res, "'"+getInstObjName(argument0)+"' is not an instance of "+getInstObjName(argument1));

return res;