[Chapter 12] InstantiationError
Author: Mark Grand and Jonathan Knudsen
Date: Fri Aug 8 17:02:18 1997

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| Chapter 12 The java.lang Package |

# InstantiationError

## Name

InstantiationError

## Synopsis

Class Name:

  `java.lang.InstantiationError`

Superclass:

  `java.lang.IncompatibleClassChangeError`

Immediate Subclasses:

  None

Interfaces Implemented:

  None

Availability:

  JDK 1.0 or later

## Description

An `InstantiationError` is thrown in response to an attempt to instantiate an `abstract` class or interface. Usually this error is caught by the compiler; this error can occur at run-time if the definition of a class is changed after the class that references it was last compiled.

## Class Summary

    public class java.lang.InstantiationError
                 extends java.lang.IncompatibleClassChangeError {
      // Constructors
      public InstantiationError();
      public InstantiationError(String s);
    }

## Constructors

### InstantiationError

#### public InstantiationError()

Description

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

#### public InstantiationError(String s)

Parameters

  `s`

    The detail message.

Description

  This constructor creates an `InstantiationError` 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

`Error`, `IncompatibleClassChangeError`, `Throwable`

Integer |  | InstantiationException