Class InstantiationError

java.lang.Object
java.lang.Throwable
java.lang.Error
java.lang.LinkageError
java.lang.IncompatibleClassChangeError
java.lang.InstantiationError
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable
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:
1.0
See Also:

Constructor Summary

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

Method Summary

Methods declared in class java.lang.Throwable

addSuppressed, fillInStackTrace, getCause, getLocalizedMessage, getMessage, getStackTrace, getSuppressed, initCause, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, setStackTrace, toString

Methods declared in class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

InstantiationError

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

InstantiationError

public InstantiationError(String s)
Constructs an InstantiationError with the specified detail message.
Parameters:
s - the detail message.

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