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From: Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com>
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Subject: Re: Define Type at runtime
Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2011 08:12:15 -0700 (PDT)
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On 7 Sep., 17:25, John <j...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Il 07/09/2011 17:20, Mayeul ha scritto:
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> > On 07/09/2011 17:01, John wrote:
> >> If I have a method:
> >> public void someMethod(Object o){
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> >> Entity<T> entity;
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> >> How could I define at runtime the type T if I have an Object?
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> > You can't. Generics are a compile-time-only tool. They are erased at
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> > You need to organize your program so that type-safety is checked
> > entirely at compile-time. Or, if impractical, to just renounce
> > type-safety and work with something like Entity<?> instead.
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> Ok, solved.
> Thank you

Just curious, how did you solve it?

Cheers

robert