Given the following method in Java:
public static <U> void foo() {
}
Within this method, how would I get the SimpleName or CanonicalName of type U?
Given the following method in Java: public static <U> void foo() { } Within
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Given the following method in Java:
public static <U> void foo() {
}
Within this method, how would I get the SimpleName or CanonicalName of type U?
You can’t. The type is not available at runtime. Generic type parameters undergo a process called type erasure whereby the compiler erases the generic type as if it didn’t exist, for backwards compatibility.