GenericTypeReflectionInJava5.java

abstract class AbstractListView<S extends IDescribable> extends ViewPart implements ISelectionListener {

	public java.lang.Class<?> getGenericType() {
		ParameterizedType parameterizedType = (ParameterizedType) getClass().getGenericSuperclass();
		java.lang.Class<?> rawType = (java.lang.Class<?>) parameterizedType.getRawType();
		Type actualType = parameterizedType.getActualTypeArguments()[0];
		TypeVariable<?> typeVariable = rawType.getTypeParameters()[0];
		return (java.lang.Class<?>) actualType;
	}

	public Classifier getGenericTypeClassifier() {
		try {
			return (Classifier) ((java.lang.Class).getGenericType()).getDeclaredField("CLASS").get(getGenericType());
		} catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
			e.printStackTrace();
		} catch (SecurityException e) {
			e.printStackTrace();
		} catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
			e.printStackTrace();
		} catch (NoSuchFieldException e) {
			e.printStackTrace();
		}
		return null;
	}
}

/**
 * This is a general view with a search/filter box that will contain a
 * {@link ListComposite}
 */
public class ListView<ModelType extends IDescribable> extends AbstractSearchableListView<ModelType> {
...
}