[Chapter 12] IllegalAccessException
Author: Mark Grand and Jonathan Knudsen
Date: Fri Aug 8 17:01:29 1997

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| Chapter 12 The java.lang Package |

# IllegalAccessException

## Name

IllegalAccessException

## Synopsis

Class Name:

  `java.lang.IllegalAccessException`

Superclass:

  `java.lang.Exception`

Immediate Subclasses:

  None

Interfaces Implemented:

  None

Availability:

  JDK 1.0 or later

## Description

An `IllegalAccessException` is thrown when a program tries to dynamically load a class (i.e., uses the `forName()` method of the `Class` class, or the `findSystemClass()` or the `loadClass()` method of the `ClassLoader` class) and the currently executing method does not have access to the specified class because it is in another package and not `public`. This exception is also thrown when a program tries to create an instance of a class (i.e., uses the `newInstance()` method of the `Class` class) that does not have a zero-argument constructor accessible to the caller.

## Class Summary

    public class java.lang.IllegalAccessException extends java.lang.Exception {
      // Constructors
      public IllegalAccessException();
      public IllegalAccessException(String s);
    }

## Constructors

### IllegalAccessException

#### public IllegalAccessException()

Description

  This constructor creates an `IllegalAccessException` with no associated detail message.

#### public IllegalAccessException(String s)

Parameters

  `s`

    The detail message.

Description

  This constructor creates an `IllegalAccessException` with the specified detail message.

## Inherited Methods

Method | Inherited From | Method | Inherited From
--- | --- | --- | ---
`clone()` | `Object` | `equals(Object)` | `Object`
`fillInStackTrace()` | `Throwable` | `finalize()` | `Object`
`getClass()` | `Object` | `getLocalizedMessage()` | `Throwable`
`getMessage()` | `Throwable` | `hashCode()` | `Object`
`notify()` | `Object` | `notifyAll()` | `Object`
`printStackTrace()` | `Throwable` | `printStackTrace(PrintStream)` | `Throwable`
`printStackTrace(PrintWriter)` | `Throwable` | `toString()` | `Object`
`wait()` | `Object` | `wait(long)` | `Object`
`wait(long, int)` | `Object` |  |

## See Also

`Class`, `ClassLoader`, `Exception`, `Throwable`

IllegalAccessError |  | IllegalArgumentException