Java generics - get class?

Short answer: You can't.

Long answer:

Due to the way generics is implemented in Java, the generic type T is not kept at runtime. Still, you can use a private data member:

public class Foo<T> 
{
    private Class<T> type;

    public Foo(Class<T> type) { this.type = type; } 
}

Usage example:

Foo<Integer> test = new Foo<Integer>(Integer.class);

I like the solution from

http://www.nautsch.net/2008/10/28/class-von-type-parameter-java-generics/

public class Dada<T> {

    private Class<T> typeOfT;

    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public Dada() {
        this.typeOfT = (Class<T>)
                ((ParameterizedType)getClass()
                .getGenericSuperclass())
                .getActualTypeArguments()[0];
    }
...