TypeReference.java

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package com.getperka.flatpack;

import static com.getperka.flatpack.util.FlatPackTypes.getSingleParameterization;

import java.lang.reflect.Type;

/**
 * This is the type reference pattern to work around Java's lack of generic type literals.
 * 
 * @param <T> the {@link Type} to be represented
 */
public class TypeReference<T> {

  private final Type type;

  public TypeReference(Type type) {
    this.type = type;
  }

  protected TypeReference() {
    type = getSingleParameterization(getClass(), TypeReference.class);
  }

  public Type getType() {
    return type;
  }
}