Scala classOf for type parameter

Question

I am trying to create a generic method for object updates using scala / java but I can\'t get the class for a type parameter.

Here is my code:

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Answer 1

Vasil's and Maxim's answer helped me.

Personally, I prefer the syntax where implicit is used for adding such parameters (the presented : ClassTag is shorthand for it. So here, in case someone else also sees this to be a better way:

import scala.reflect.ClassTag

object WorkUnitController extends Controller {
  def updateObject[T](toUpdate: T, body: JsonObject)(implicit tag: ClassTag[T]){
    val source = gson.fromJson(body, tag.runtimeClass)
    ???
  }
}

Disclaimer: I did not compile the above, but my own similar code works this way.