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java.lang
Class InstantiationError

java.lang.Object
 extended by java.lang.Throwable
 extended by java.lang.Error
 extended by java.lang.LinkageError
 extended by java.lang.IncompatibleClassChangeError
 extended by java.lang.InstantiationError

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

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public class InstantiationError
extends IncompatibleClassChangeError

Thrown when an application tries to use the Java new construct to instantiate an abstract class or an interface.

Normally, this error is caught by the compiler; this error can only occur at run time if the definition of a class has incompatibly changed.

Since:

JDK1.0

See Also:

Serialized Form

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Constructor Summary
InstantiationError() Constructs an InstantiationError with no detail message.
InstantiationError(String s) Constructs an InstantiationError with the specified detail message.

Method Summary

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

InstantiationError

public InstantiationError()

Constructs an InstantiationError with no detail message.

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InstantiationError

public InstantiationError(String s)

Constructs an InstantiationError with the specified detail message.

Parameters:

s - the detail message.

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