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

Generics are not reified at run-time. This means the information is not present at run-time.

Adding generics to Java while mantaining backward compatibility was a tour-de-force (you can see the seminal paper about it: Making the future safe for the past: adding genericity to the Java programming language).

There is a rich literature on the subject, and some people are dissatisfied with the current state, some says that actually it's a lure and there is no real need for it. You can read both links, I found them quite interesting.