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java.lang
Class InstantiationException

java.lang.Object
 extended by java.lang.Throwable
 extended by java.lang.Exception
 extended by java.lang.InstantiationException

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

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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. The instantiation can fail for a variety of reasons including but not limited to:

• the class object represents an abstract class, an interface, an array class, a primitive type, or void
• the class has no nullary constructor

Since:

JDK1.0

See Also:

Class.newInstance(), Serialized Form

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Constructor Summary
InstantiationException() Constructs an InstantiationException with no detail message.
InstantiationException(String s) Constructs an InstantiationException 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

InstantiationException

public InstantiationException()

Constructs an InstantiationException with no detail message.

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InstantiationException

public InstantiationException(String s)

Constructs an InstantiationException with the specified detail message.

Parameters:

s - the detail message.

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