when will generic type be erased

generic type erased

when you declare generic type, you can get it. when you use generic type, it will be erased. eg:

public class Generics {
    public <T> T m1(T object){
        return object;
    }
    public void m2(){
        List<Integer> list = new ArrayList<Integer>();
        list.add(1);
    }
}
decompilation: m1() deckare generic type, you can get it from class file. m2() use generic type,erased.

public <T extends java/lang/Object> T m1(T);
flags: ACC_PUBLIC
Code:
  stack=1, locals=2, args_size=2
     0: aload_1
     1: areturn
  LineNumberTable:
    line 20: 0
Signature: #15                          // <T:Ljava/lang/Object;>(TT;)TT;

public void m2();
flags: ACC_PUBLIC
Code:
  stack=2, locals=2, args_size=1
     0: new           #2                  // class java/util/ArrayList
     3: dup
     4: invokespecial #3                  // Method java/util/ArrayList."<init>":()V
     7: astore_1
     8: aload_1
     9: iconst_1
    10: invokestatic  #4                  // Method java/lang/Integer.valueOf:(I)Ljava/lang/Integer;
    13: invokeinterface #5,  2            // InterfaceMethod java/util/List.add:(Ljava/lang/Object;)Z
    18: pop
    19: return
  LineNumberTable:
    line 24: 0
    line 25: 8
    line 26: 19