alex_dev18 · 09.05.2026

How to create a generic array in Java? Solution to the problem

Hello everyone! I recently started learning Java and encountered a problem when working with generics. I need to create an array of elements of a generic type, but the compiler gives an error. Here is my code: ```java public class MyContainer { private T[] array; public MyContainer(int size) { array = new T[size]; // Compilation error: "Type parameter 'T' cannot be instantiated directly" } } ``` I understand that Java does not allow directly creating arrays of generic types due to type erasure. But how do I correctly implement such a structure? I need to store elements in an array and be able to access them by index. I tried using `new Object[size]` with a cast, but this causes an "unchecked cast" warning. Please advise, how

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