Java Platform 1.2
Beta 4

Class java.lang.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
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 , getLocalizedMessage , getMessage , printStackTrace , printStackTrace , printStackTrace , 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.

Java Platform 1.2
Beta 4

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