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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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