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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.

See Also:
newInstance

Constructor Index

 o InstantiationException()
Constructs an InstantiationException with no detail message.
 o InstantiationException(String)
Constructs an InstantiationException with the specified detail message.

Constructors

 o InstantiationException
public InstantiationException()
Constructs an InstantiationException with no detail message.

 o InstantiationException
public InstantiationException(String s)
Constructs an InstantiationException with the specified detail message.

Parameters:
s - the detail message.

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