Get generic type of class at runtime

Question

How can I achieve this?

public class GenericClass
{
    public Type getMyType()
    {
        //How do I return the type of T?
    }
}

Answer 1

As others mentioned, it's only possible via reflection in certain circumstances.

If you really need the type, this is the usual (type-safe) workaround pattern:

public class GenericClass {

     private final Class type;

     public GenericClass(Class type) {
          this.type = type;
     }

     public Class getMyType() {
         return this.type;
     }
}