How To Instantiate a java.util.ArrayList with Generic Class Using Reflection

Question

How To Instantiate a java.util.ArrayList with Generic Class Using Reflection? I am writing a method that sets java.util.List on target object. A target object and a generic

Answer 1

An object doesn't know about its generic type at execution time. Just create a new instance of the raw type (java.util.ArrayList). The target object won't know the difference (because there isn't any difference).