java.lang
Class InstantiationException

java.lang.Object
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  +--java.lang.Throwable
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        +--java.lang.Exception
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              +--java.lang.InstantiationException
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable
public class InstantiationException
extends Exception

Thrown when an application tries to create an instance of a class using the newInstance method in class Class, but the specified class object cannot be instantiated because it is an interface or is an abstract class.

Since:
JDK1.0
See Also:
Class.newInstance(), Serialized Form

 

Constructor Summary

InstantiationException()
    Constructs an InstantiationException with no detail message.
InstantiationException(String s)
    Constructs an InstantiationException with the specified detail message.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Throwable
fillInStackTrace, getCause, getLocalizedMessage, getMessage, getStackTrace, initCause, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, setStackTrace, toString
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 

 

Constructor Detail

 

InstantiationException

public InstantiationException()
Constructs an InstantiationException with no detail message.

 

InstantiationException

public InstantiationException(String s)
Constructs an InstantiationException with the specified detail message.

Parameters:
s - the detail message.