How to create a generic array in Java

Question

class car<T>{ 
    car<T>[] name;
    name=(car<T>[]) new Object[5];

}

I tried to create an array of the class but the declare seem wrong. how should I set length of the array to 5 here?

Answer 1

Use java.lang.reflect.Array#newInstance:

car<T>[] name = (car<T>[]) java.lang.reflect.Array.newInstance(car.class, 5);