Java – can class types be passed and used as return types?

I have a method to use the parser. The example of parser call is:

SpecificClass ret = parser.parse(getOutputStream(),SpecificClass.class);

Note that the return type is the same as the return type specified as parameter

Now, I want to create a method to perform this call and return the specific class type I want For example:

public $$some construct I don't kNow$$invokeParser(Class<?> c){
      //... operations....
      return parser.parse(getOutputStream(),c); //c works,I can pass it
}

Is it possible?

Solution

You can make the method generic Declare your type parameter with < T > and return t

public <T> T invokeParser(Class<T> c) {