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Created June 3, 2016 22:05
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Java obtain generic type at runtime
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generics.java
// This statement is magic
// If you declare it: Set<String> getMyGeneric; it returns java.lang.String
final Class<?> genericClazz = (Class<?>)((ParameterizedType) getClass().getDeclaredField("getMyGeneric").getGenericType()).getActualTypeArguments()[0];
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