- TIBCO BusinessEvents®
- Standard
- Instance

# Instance.isNew()

## Signature

`boolean isNew (Concept instance)`

## Domain

ACTION, CONDITION, BUI

## Description

This function returns true if `instance` was created by a currently running RTC. It also returns true if `instance` has been configured for cache-only mode and has not been loaded into any current RTC.

## Parameters

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
`instance` | `Concept` | The Concept instance to test.

## Returns

Type | Description
--- | ---
`boolean` | True if `instance` was created by a currently running RTC.

## Cautions

none