cannot instantiate the type T Error

Asked Jul 18 '16 at 14:09

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private static <T> T GetPage()  
{
    T page = new T();
    PageFactory.initElements(BrowserFactory.getWebDriver(), page);
    return page;
}

T page = new T() ---- says Error: cannot instantiate the type T

I am completely new to this. Can you help me why I am getting this error? Below is my C# code for the same thing and it works fine. Am not able to replicate this in Java.

private static T GetPage<T>() where T : new()
{
   var page = new T();
   PageFactory.InitElements(Browser.Driver, page);
   return page;
}

asked Jul 18 '16 at 14:09

hemanth

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Why tag Java? Generics aren't really the same in the 2 languages... – Toza Jul 18 '16 at 14:10
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Rather, why tag it c#, considering this question is about an issue with java-code. – J. Steen Jul 18 '16 at 14:12
@J.Steen That is not java... – Toza Jul 18 '16 at 14:12
@NemanjaT The top bit. The one that has an issue. Not the bottom bit. – J. Steen Jul 18 '16 at 14:13
@J.Steen Sorry, overlooked – Toza Jul 18 '16 at 14:13
I've answered this one before: [Generics method usage](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/38311064/generics-method-usage/38311339), though I'd say the title doesn't really make it a good duplicate. – Jorn Vernee Jul 18 '16 at 14:13
Check this answer, it should give you a clue about how to instantiate generic types in Java: http://stackoverflow.com/a/1090488/3731444 – Ivan Yurchenko Jul 18 '16 at 14:19

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