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

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, CLDC 1.0

See Also:

Class.newInstance()

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

getMessage, printStackTrace, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, 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.