public class MyClass<T extends Enum<T>> {
  public void setFoo(T[] foos) {
    ....
  }
}

<bean id="myClass" class="example.MyClass">
  <property name="foo">
    <list>
      <value>ONE</value>
      <value>TWO</value>
    </list>
  </property>
</bean>

<bean id="myClass" class="example.MyClass">
  <property name="foo">
    <list value-type="example.MyEnumType">
      <value>ONE</value>
      <value>TWO</value>
    </list>
  </property>
</bean>

<bean id="myClass" class="example.MyClass">
  <property name="foo">
    <list>
      <value>ONE</value>
      <value>TWO</value>
    </list>
  </property>
</bean>

<bean id="simpleInt" class="org.nipr.gateway.service.transaction_assistant.GenericSimple">
    <constructor-arg>
        <value>java.lang.Integer</value> <!-- this can be any full path to a class -->
    </constructor-arg>

<bean id="simpleString" class="org.nipr.gateway.service.transaction_assistant.GenericSimple">
    <constructor-arg>
        <value>java.lang.String</value>
    </constructor-arg>

public class GenericSimple {
  private Class type;
  public GenericSimple(Class type) {
    this.type = type;
  }
  public T get( T t)
  {
    return t;
  }
}

public void testGeneric(){
    Factory factory = new Factory( new String[]{ "config/beanForGenericTest.xml"} );
    GenericSimple simpleInt = (GenericSimple)factory.getClass("simpleInt");
    System.out.println( simpleInt.get( new Integer(100)) );
    Assert.assertTrue(simpleInt.get( new Integer(100)) == 100 );
    GenericSimple simpleString = (GenericSimple)factory.getClass("simpleString");
    System.out.println( simpleString.get( new String("Rockets go fast.")) );
    Assert.assertTrue(simpleString.get( "Rockets go fast.").equals("Rockets go fast.")  );
  }