Date: Wed, 07 Sep 2011 17:25:52 +0200
From: John <john@yahoo.com>
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Subject: Re: Define Type at runtime
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Il 07/09/2011 17:20, Mayeul ha scritto:
> On 07/09/2011 17:01, John wrote:
>> If I have a method:
>> public void someMethod(Object o){
>> ...
>> Entity<T> entity;
>> ....
>> }
>>
>> How could I define at runtime the type T if I have an Object?
>
> You can't. Generics are a compile-time-only tool. They are erased at
> runtime.
>
> 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.

Ok, solved.
Thank you