Access generic type parameter at runtime?
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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?
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