How do I get a class instance of generic type T?

Question

I have a generics class, Foo. In a method of Foo, I want to get the class instance of type T, but I just can\'t call T.

Answer 1

I had this problem in an abstract generic class. In this particular case, the solution is simpler:

abstract class Foo {
    abstract Class getTClass();
    //...
}

and later on the derived class:

class Bar extends Foo {
    @Override
    Class getTClass() {
        return Whatever.class;
    }
}