InstantiationError

java.lang

Class InstantiationError

java.lang.Object
- java.lang.Throwable
- - java.lang.Error
  - - java.lang.LinkageError
    - - java.lang.IncompatibleClassChangeError
      - java.lang.InstantiationError

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable
```
public class InstantiationError
extends IncompatibleClassChangeError
```
Thrown when an application tries to use the Java new construct to instantiate an abstract class or an interface.
Normally, this error is caught by the compiler; this error can only occur at run time if the definition of a class has incompatibly changed.

Since:

JDK1.0

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
`InstantiationError()` Constructs an `InstantiationError` with no detail message.
`InstantiationError(String s)` Constructs an `InstantiationError` with the specified detail message.

Method Summary
- Methods inherited from class java.lang.Throwable
  addSuppressed, fillInStackTrace, getCause, getLocalizedMessage, getMessage, getStackTrace, getSuppressed, initCause, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, setStackTrace, toString
- Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
  clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - InstantiationError
```
public InstantiationError()
```
    Constructs an InstantiationError with no detail message.
  - InstantiationError
```
public InstantiationError(String s)
```
    Constructs an InstantiationError with the specified detail message.
    
    Parameters:
    
    s - the detail message.