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

This error is thrown when the VM notices that a an attempt is being made to create a new instance of a class which has no visible constructors from the location where new is invoked.

Note that this can only occur when inconsistent class files are being loaded.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

InstantiationError()
Constructs a new instance of this class with its walkback filled in.

InstantiationError(Class<?> clazz)
Constructs a new instance of this class with its walkback and message filled in.

InstantiationError(String detailMessage)
Constructs a new instance of this class with its walkback and message filled in.

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Throwable

fillInStackTrace, getCause, getLocalizedMessage, getMessage, getStackTrace, 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 a new instance of this class with its walkback filled in.

InstantiationError

public InstantiationError(String detailMessage)

Constructs a new instance of this class with its walkback and message filled in.

Parameters:

detailMessage - String The detail message for the exception.

InstantiationError

InstantiationError(Class<?> clazz)

Constructs a new instance of this class with its walkback and message filled in.

Parameters:

clazz - Class The class which cannot be instantiated.