Access generic type parameter at runtime?
- by Bart van Heukelom
Event dispatcher interface
public interface EventDispatcher {
<T> EventListener<T> addEventListener(EventListener<T> l);
<T> void removeEventListener(EventListener<T> l);
}
Implementation
public class DefaultEventDispatcher implements EventDispatcher {
@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
private Map<Class, Set<EventListener>> listeners = new HashMap<Class, Set<EventListener>>();
public void addSupportedEvent(Class eventType) {
listeners.put(eventType, new HashSet<EventListener>());
}
@Override
public <T> EventListener<T> addEventListener(EventListener<T> l) {
Set<EventListener> lsts = listeners.get(T); // ****** error: cannot resolve T
if (lsts == null) throw new RuntimeException("Unsupported event type");
if (!lsts.add(l)) throw new RuntimeException("Listener already added");
return l;
}
@Override
public <T> void removeEventListener(EventListener<T> l) {
Set<EventListener> lsts = listeners.get(T); // ************* same error
if (lsts == null) throw new RuntimeException("Unsupported event type");
if (!lsts.remove(l)) throw new RuntimeException("Listener is not here");
}
}
Usage
EventListener<ShapeAddEvent> l = addEventListener(new EventListener<ShapeAddEvent>() {
@Override
public void onEvent(ShapeAddEvent event) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
}
});
removeEventListener(l);
I've marked two errors with a comment above (in the implementation). Is there any way to get runtime access to this information?
