Get generic type of class at runtime in Java

[davideuler]

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3403909/get-generic-type-of-class-at-runtime

public abstract class AbstractDao<T>
{
    private final Class<T> persistentClass;

    public AbstractDao()
    {
        this.persistentClass = (Class<T>) ((ParameterizedType) this.getClass().getGenericSuperclass())
                .getActualTypeArguments()[0];
    }
}