src/jdk.javadoc/share/classes/jdk/javadoc/internal/tool/Start.java

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          if (jdk.javadoc.doclet.Doclet.class.isAssignableFrom(docletClass)) {
              // no need to dispatch to old, safe to init now
              initMessager();
              messager.setLocale(locale);
              try {
!                 doclet = (Doclet) docletClass.newInstance();
              } catch (InstantiationException | IllegalAccessException exc) {
                  exc.printStackTrace();
                  if (!apiMode) {
                      error("main.could_not_instantiate_class", docletClass);
                      messager.exit();
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          if (jdk.javadoc.doclet.Doclet.class.isAssignableFrom(docletClass)) {
              // no need to dispatch to old, safe to init now
              initMessager();
              messager.setLocale(locale);
              try {
!                 @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
!                 Object o = docletClass.newInstance();
!                 doclet = (Doclet) o;
              } catch (InstantiationException | IllegalAccessException exc) {
                  exc.printStackTrace();
                  if (!apiMode) {
                      error("main.could_not_instantiate_class", docletClass);
                      messager.exit();