Class object of generic class (java)

Question

is there a way in java to get an instance of something like Class> ?

Answer 1

public final class ClassUtil {
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public static  Class castClass(Class aClass) {
        return (Class)aClass;
    }
}

Now you call:

Class> clazz = ClassUtil.>castClass(List.class);