Apex Code to compare SObjects against other types in support of force.com blog entry

gistfile1.java

public class ObjectHelper{
  public static boolean compareTypes(SObject compare, String checkType){
  		try{
          Schema.SObjectType targetType = Schema.getGlobalDescribe().get(checkType);
  			  if(targetType == null){
  				  return false;
  			  }else if( compare.getSObjectType() == targetType){
  				  return true;
  			  }
  		}catch(Exception e){
  			//handle exception
  		  return false;
  		}
		return false;
	}
}