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

Here's one way, which I've had to use once or twice:

public abstract class GenericClass{
    public abstract Class getMyType();
}

Along with

public class SpecificClass extends GenericClass{

    @Override
    public Class getMyType(){
        return String.class;
    }
}