* Object} or an interface. This method is similar but different from {@link
   * Class#getGenericSuperclass}. For example, {@code new TypeToken<StringArrayList>()
   * {}.getGenericSuperclass()} will return {@code new TypeToken<ArrayList<String>>() {}}; while
   * {@code StringArrayList.class.getGenericSuperclass()} will return {@code ArrayList<E>}, where
   * {@code E} is the type variable declared by class {@code ArrayList}.
   *