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parameterized - Java map, key = class, value = instance of that class

I'm not sure what I want to do is possible, but if it is, I want to find out how. Basically, I want to create a Map where the key is a class (java.lang.Class), and value for that entry is an instance of that class. Currently I have

private Map<Class<?>, Object> myMap = new HashMap<Class<?>, Object>();

However, this means any Object can be placed in the Map. If it is possible, I want to make it, so only an instance of the class in the key can be placed in the map. Is there any way to use the ? parametrization on the Class to ensure this?

Also, I found there could be a possible memory leak when doing something like this. I'm not sure I fully understand how this happens. I will only be sticking singleton objects into the map, so would there still be concern for a memory leak? If so, how do I prevent it?

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Java's type system is simply not strong enough to enforce the type constraint you're describing directly, and you'll need to do some unsafe casts to make this work -- or wrap the Map in some other API that enforces the type safety. Guava's ClassToInstanceMap does just that for exactly this use case, providing an externally safe API that imposes additional restrictions on the Map interface to make it work. (Disclosure: I contribute to Guava.)

The only time this can cause a memory leak is if there's some classes you're using here that would not be retained for the life of the application. This isn't a concern for many users, especially if you're writing a "server side" application that isn't as concerned about unloading unused classes.


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