How do I get the `.class` attribute from a generic type parameter?

Question

The accepted answer to this question describes how to create an instance of T in the Generic class. This involves passing in a Class<

Answer 1

Using .class on a type parameter isn't allowed - because of type erasure, W will have been erased to Component at runtime. InputField will need to also take a Class from the caller, like InputFieldArray:

public InputField(String labelText, Class clazz)
{
    super(new String[] {labelText}, clazz);
}