Change docs to recommend TypeToken.getParameterized instead of anonymous classes
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Currently the documentation recommends creating an anonymous class for `TypeToken`s of generic classes. Some examples (there might be more):
https://github.com/google/gson/blob/63ee47cb642c8018e5cddd639aa2be143220ad4b/gson/src/main/java/com/google/gson/reflect/TypeToken.java#L38
https://github.com/google/gson/blob/63ee47cb642c8018e5cddd639aa2be143220ad4b/gson/src/main/java/com/google/gson/Gson.java#L87
https://github.com/google/gson/blob/63ee47cb642c8018e5cddd639aa2be143220ad4b/UserGuide.md#L223
https://github.com/google/gson/blob/63ee47cb642c8018e5cddd639aa2be143220ad4b/UserGuide.md#L256
#900 added the method `TypeToken.getParameterized` which should probably now be the preferred way of creating these `TypeToken`s.
Could the documentation please be updated?
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