InstantiationException (Java Platform SE 6) (original) (raw)
java.lang
Class InstantiationException
java.lang.Object
java.lang.Throwable
java.lang.Exception
java.lang.InstantiationException
All Implemented Interfaces:
public class InstantiationException
extends Exception
Thrown when an application tries to create an instance of a class using the newInstance method in classClass, but the specified class object cannot be instantiated. The instantiation can fail for a variety of reasons including but not limited to:
- the class object represents an abstract class, an interface, an array class, a primitive type, or
void - the class has no nullary constructor
Since:
JDK1.0
See Also:
Class.newInstance(), Serialized Form
| Constructor Summary |
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| InstantiationException() Constructs an InstantiationException with no detail message. |
| InstantiationException(String s) Constructs an InstantiationException with the specified detail message. |
| Method Summary |
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| Methods inherited from class java.lang.Throwable |
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| fillInStackTrace, getCause, getLocalizedMessage, getMessage, getStackTrace, initCause, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, setStackTrace, toString |
| Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object |
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| clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, [wait](../../java/lang/Object.html#wait%28long, int%29) |
| Constructor Detail |
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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.
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