Get type of a generic parameter in Java with reflection

Question

Is it possible to get the type of a generic parameter?

An example:

public final class Voodoo {
    public static void chill(List aListWithTy         


        

Answer 1

No it isn't possible.

You can get a generic type of a field given a class is the only exception to that rule and even that's a bit of a hack.

See Knowing type of generic in Java for an example of that.