// typeinfo/DynamicSupplier.java // (c)2016 MindView LLC: see Copyright.txt // We make no guarantees that this code is fit for any purpose. // Visit http://OnJava8.com for more book information. import java.util.function.*; import java.util.stream.*; class CountedInteger { private static long counter; private final long id = counter++; @Override public String toString() { return Long.toString(id); } } public class DynamicSupplier implements Supplier { private Class type; public DynamicSupplier(Class type) { this.type = type; } public T get() { try { return type.newInstance(); } catch(InstantiationException | IllegalAccessException e) { throw new RuntimeException(e); } } public static void main(String[] args) { Stream.generate( new DynamicSupplier<>(CountedInteger.class)) .skip(10) .limit(5) .forEach(System.out::println); } } /* Output: 10 11 12 13 14 */