Question

I am trying to use generics to create an object that can be a type of T, is this possible?

public class SoapObjectToModel <T> {

    public ArrayList<T> convert(SoapObject soapObject) {

        ArrayList<T> result = new ArrayList<T>();
        // Somehow initialize an object of type T

        }
}

Answer 1

You cannot create an object of type T.

Always remember you could always have SoapObjectToModel<MyAbstractClass>, and what will happen if you try to create T? Will it create an abstract class?

As a workaround, you might want to pass an element of type T as a parameter, and use reflection to create a new object, or even better – have a look at the Factory Design Pattern