Module java.base
Package java.lang

Class 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:
1.0
See Also:
Serialized Form
  • Constructor Details

    • 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.