How do I return an instance of an object of the same type as the class passed in using Java 6?

Question

I want to return an instance of an object of same type of the Class object passed in. The type passed in can be ANYTHING. Is there a way to do this with Generics?

To

Answer 1

public  C getObject(Class c) throws Exception 
{ 
    return c.newInstance(); 
}

Usage Example:

static  C getObject(Class c) throws Exception { 
    return c.newInstance();
}

static class Testing {
    {System.out.println("Instantiated");}
    void identify(){ System.out.println("Invoked"); }
}

public static void main(String args[]) throws Exception {
    Testing t = getObject(Testing.class);
    t.identify();
}